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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
204 49.9%
Men
205 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
90 22.0%
Swiss citizens
367 89.7%
Foreign residents
42 10.3%
Population density
102 pop./km²
0–19 · 90 · 22.0%20–64 · 271 · 66.3%65+ · 48 · 11.7%
Foreign residents 10.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −15 (−3.5%) · 4 births · 1 deaths · net migration −16
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
22.1% YesNo 77.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes
43.1% YesNo 57.0%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP35.5% · strongest party
SVP35.5%
SP19.4%
FDP11.8%
GLP10.1%
GRÜNE6.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier74%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
74%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 214 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'421 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 211 of 300 in the canton · 1519 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'421 CHF(~16.4%)
OrgesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeOrgesVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.4%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.5%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.5%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.3%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.4%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.3%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.2%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.1%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.8%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.6%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.1%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.5%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.8%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.8%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
616 m
Mean elevation
571 m
Relief
131 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
84.0%
South-facing
8.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 131 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
5.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
7.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'200
Per inhabitant
13'570 kWh/yr
6 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
27.89 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.92 Rp./kWh
27.89 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Romande Energie SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.62 %
Second homes
12.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
185
Built before 194653.0%
Built since 200135.7%
1.62 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
145
Workplaces
32
Services share
47.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 19 (13.1%) · Secondary 57 (39.3%) · Tertiary 69 (47.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
281 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 74 min · Car 39 min
AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 62/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5924
Head of governmentJean-Philippe Petitpierre
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities409 #237 VD · #1883 CHGrowing municipalities-3.5% #290 VD · #2071 CHShrinking municipalities-3.5% #11 VD · #38 CHJobs per resident0.35 #114 VD · #1065 CHFamilies & children22% #189 VD · #551 CHAge structure11.7% #293 VD · #2100 CHWomen share49.9% #181 VD · #1043 CHForeign residents10.3% #273 VD · #1677 CHPopulation density102/km² #180 VD · #1460 CHTax burden16'421 #216 VD · #1524 CHTaxes74% #214 VDWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #206 VD · #1009 CHSunniest municipalities43.8% #248 VD · #885 CHRainiest municipalities1'127 mm #110 VD · #946 CHVoter turnout56.5% #238 VD · #1027 CHSVP strongholds35.5% #38 VD · #943 CHSP strongholds19.4% #177 VD · #516 CHCentre strongholds6% #79 VD · #1687 CHFDP strongholds11.8% #292 VD · #1179 CHGLP strongholds10.1% #61 VD · #309 CHGreen strongholds6.9% #262 VD · #1129 CHLargest by area4 km² #202 VD · #1719 CHHighest municipalities596 m #131 VD · #838 CHSecond homes12.2% #106 VD · #879 CHOrganic farming25% #60 VD · #480 CHBest-connected municipalities74 min #244 VD · #1219 CHRemotest municipalities74 min #62 VD · #914 CHHighest peaks616 m #191 VD · #1476 CHHighest-lying municipalities571 m #165 VD · #1129 CHGreatest vertical range131 m #197 VD · #1686 CHSteepest municipalities3.4° #231 VD · #1850 CHSolar potential6 GWh #226 VD · #1864 CHSolar potential per capita13'570 kWh #98 VD · #567 CHCheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #103 VD · #1316 CHMost expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #274 VD · #867 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Orges?
The postal code of Orges is 1430.
What is the tax rate in Orges?
The municipal tax multiplier of Orges is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Orges?
A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Orges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orges have?
Orges has 409 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orges?
Orges has 42 foreign residents, a share of 10.27% (2025).

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