What is the postal code of Ormont-Dessous?

Ormont-Dessous has 5 postal codes: 1660, 1856, 1862, 1863, 1866.

What is the tax rate in Ormont-Dessous?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ormont-Dessous is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Ormont-Dessous?

A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Ormont-Dessous on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ormont-Dessous have?

Ormont-Dessous has 1'261 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ormont-Dessous?

Ormont-Dessous has 256 foreign residents, a share of 20.3% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District d'Aigle

Ormont-Dessous

1660–1866

VD CANTON1660 1856 1862 1863+1 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

629 49.9%

Men

632 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

243 19.3%

Swiss citizens

1'005 79.7%

Foreign residents

256 20.3%

Population density

20 pop./km²

0–19 · 243 · 19.3%20–64 · 732 · 58.0%65+ · 286 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 20.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +19 (+1.5%) · 15 births · 9 deaths · net migration +10

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

Vote results for Ormont-Dessous

BFS

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 d'Aigle: 24.7% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 32.3% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.9%

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 d'Aigle: 57.8% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 51.3% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 43.3% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 39.3% Yes

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 47.7% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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 d'Aigle: 41.8% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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 d'Aigle: 45.6% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 65.3% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.8% · strongest party

SVP34.8%

FDP21.6%

SP20.1%

GRÜNE8.2%

Mitte6.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

77%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 268 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'621 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 263 of 300 in the canton · 1652 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

100'000 CHF:16'621 CHF(~16.6%)

Ormont-DessousCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ormont-Dessous	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.1%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'748 mm

3.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'399 m

Mean elevation

1'497 m

Relief

1'672 m

Mean slope

22°

Flat share

4.9%

South-facing

17.7%

Above 2000 m

3.3%

Relief 1'672 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

33 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'300

Per inhabitant

26'130 kWh/yr

33 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

28.99 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.02 Rp./kWh

28.99 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Ormont-Dessous →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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

0.54 %

Second homes

61.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'675

Built before 194659.6%

Built since 20016.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.54 %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

470

Workplaces

157

Services share

73 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 88 (18.7%) · Secondary 39 (8.3%) · Tertiary 343 (73.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

38.7 %

Farmland

814 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 88 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 19/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5410

Head of governmentAnnie Oguey

Websiteormont-dessous.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict d'Aigle

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Ormont-Dessous ranks

Largest municipalities1'261 #114 VD · #1287 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #76 VD · #520 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #222 VD · #1593 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #100 VD · #975 CH Families & children19.3% #263 VD · #1373 CH Age structure22.7% #33 VD · #734 CH Women share49.9% #170 VD · #1032 CH Foreign residents20.3% #150 VD · #832 CH Population density20/km² #298 VD · #1978 CH Tax burden16'621 #265 VD · #1654 CH Taxes77% #268 VD Warmest municipalities3.7 °C #300 VD · #2039 CH Sunniest municipalities48.9% #15 VD · #276 CH Rainiest municipalities1'748 mm #3 VD · #101 CH Voter turnout60.9% #158 VD · #513 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #17 VD · #492 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #118 VD · #982 CH SVP strongholds34.8% #44 VD · #983 CH SP strongholds20.1% #163 VD · #466 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #56 VD · #1637 CH FDP strongholds21.6% #172 VD · #362 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #264 VD · #1516 CH Green strongholds8.2% #236 VD · #850 CH Largest by area64.1 km² #5 VD · #121 CH Highest municipalities974 m #24 VD · #278 CH Second homes61.9% #3 VD · #100 CH Organic farming38.7% #17 VD · #209 CH Best-connected municipalities88 min #281 VD · #1533 CH Remotest municipalities88 min #19 VD · #596 CH Highest peaks2'399 m #7 VD · #260 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'497 m #5 VD · #200 CH Greatest vertical range1'672 m #7 VD · #288 CH Steepest municipalities22° #11 VD · #344 CH Solar potential33 GWh #48 VD · #609 CH Solar potential per capita26'130 kWh #12 VD · #79 CH Cheapest electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #253 VD · #1633 CH Most expensive electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #47 VD · #473 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Corbeyrier1856 La Comballaz1862 La Forclaz VD1866 La Lécherette1660 Le Sépey1863 Les Mosses1862

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ormont-Dessous?: Ormont-Dessous has 5 postal codes: 1660, 1856, 1862, 1863, 1866.
What is the tax rate in Ormont-Dessous?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ormont-Dessous is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Ormont-Dessous?: A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Ormont-Dessous on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ormont-Dessous have?: Ormont-Dessous has 1'261 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ormont-Dessous?: Ormont-Dessous has 256 foreign residents, a share of 20.3% (2025).

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