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

Ormont-Dessous

1660–1866

VD CANTON1660 1856 1862 1863+1 PLZ

Residents

1'261

Area

64.1 km²

Population density

20 pop./km²

Elevation

974 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'399 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77%

Postal codes

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

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Ormont-Dessous

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

26.6% YesNo 73.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.0% YesNo 27.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.42 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.02 Rp./kWh

30.42 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.54 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'675

Built before 194659.6%

Built since 20016.0%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentAnnie Oguey

Websiteormont-dessous.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'261 #114 VD · #1287 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 turnout58.9% #163 VD · #594 CH Against Switzerland21% #17 VD · #491 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #118 VD · #982 CH SVP strongholds34.8% #44 VD · #980 CH SP strongholds20.1% #163 VD · #464 CH Centre strongholds6.5% #56 VD · #1633 CH FDP strongholds21.6% #172 VD · #361 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #264 VD · #1515 CH Green strongholds8.2% #236 VD · #846 CH Largest by area64.1 km² #5 VD · #121 CH Highest municipalities974 m #24 VD · #278 CH Remotest municipalities88 min #19 VD · #596 CH Best-connected municipalities88 min #281 VD · #1533 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 Cheapest electricity30.42 Rp./kWh #260 VD · #1740 CH Most expensive electricity30.42 Rp./kWh #40 VD · #366 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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