What is the postal code of Orzens?

The postal code of Orzens is 1413.

What is the tax rate in Orzens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Orzens is 79% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Orzens?

A single person without children pays about 16'764 CHF income tax in Orzens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 288 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Orzens have?

Orzens has 217 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Orzens?

Orzens has 25 foreign residents, a share of 11.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Orzens

1413

VD CANTON1413

Residents

217

Area

4.2 km²

Population density

52 pop./km²

Elevation

622 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

79%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

106 48.8%

Men

111 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

48 22.1%

Swiss citizens

192 88.5%

Foreign residents

25 11.5%

Population density

52 pop./km²

0–19 · 48 · 22.1%20–64 · 122 · 56.2%65+ · 47 · 21.7%

Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Orzens

BFS

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

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

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

15.9% YesNo 84.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.7% · strongest party

SVP48.7%

FDP12.6%

GRÜNE11.3%

SP11.2%

PdA/Sol.6.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

79%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 288 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'764 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 288 of 300 in the canton · 1744 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:16'764 CHF(~16.8%)

OrzensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Orzens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'015 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

686 m

Mean elevation

618 m

Relief

188 m

Mean slope

5.3°

Flat share

60.3%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 188 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

4.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

5.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'000

4 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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

1.87 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

107

Built before 194669.2%

Built since 20017.5%

1.87 %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 69 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 80/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentThierry Perey

Websiteorzens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities217 #278 VD · #2018 CH Families & children22.1% #187 VD · #531 CH Age structure21.7% #47 VD · #919 CH Women share48.8% #242 VD · #1619 CH Foreign residents11.5% #265 VD · #1584 CH Population density52/km² #259 VD · #1769 CH Tax burden16'764 #288 VD · #1744 CH Taxes79% #288 VD Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #184 VD · #853 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #221 VD · #828 CH Rainiest municipalities1'015 mm #189 VD · #1562 CH Voter turnout68.7% #21 VD · #69 CH SVP strongholds48.7% #5 VD · #274 CH SP strongholds11.2% #293 VD · #1389 CH Centre strongholds5.4% #109 VD · #1753 CH FDP strongholds12.6% #287 VD · #1079 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #256 VD · #1434 CH Green strongholds11.3% #160 VD · #418 CH Largest by area4.2 km² #193 VD · #1687 CH Highest municipalities622 m #116 VD · #761 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #80 VD · #1069 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #226 VD · #1067 CH Highest peaks686 m #154 VD · #1254 CH Highest-lying municipalities618 m #130 VD · #955 CH Greatest vertical range188 m #143 VD · #1426 CH Steepest municipalities5.3° #161 VD · #1520 CH Solar potential4 GWh #256 VD · #1966 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #106 VD · #1388 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #273 VD · #797 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1413

Orzens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Orzens1413

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

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VD · 3.3 km

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VD · 3.4 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Orzens?: The postal code of Orzens is 1413.
What is the tax rate in Orzens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Orzens is 79% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Orzens?: A single person without children pays about 16'764 CHF income tax in Orzens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 288 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orzens have?: Orzens has 217 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orzens?: Orzens has 25 foreign residents, a share of 11.52% (2025).

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