What is the postal code of Pailly?

The postal code of Pailly is 1416.

What is the tax rate in Pailly?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pailly is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Pailly?

A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Pailly on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pailly have?

Pailly has 575 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pailly?

Pailly has 66 foreign residents, a share of 11.48% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Pailly

1416

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

280 48.7%

Men

295 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

151 26.3%

Swiss citizens

509 88.5%

Foreign residents

66 11.5%

Population density

100 pop./km²

0–19 · 151 · 26.3%20–64 · 342 · 59.5%65+ · 82 · 14.3%

Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 2 births · 1 deaths · net migration +0

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 Pailly

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

15.9% YesNo 84.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.1%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.4%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

38.8% YesNo 61.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.9% · strongest party

SVP41.9%

FDP22.3%

SP11.2%

Mitte7.7%

GRÜNE5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 254 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'554 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 245 of 300 in the canton · 1611 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:16'554 CHF(~16.6%)

PaillyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pailly	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	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	14.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'024 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

704 m

Mean elevation

646 m

Relief

160 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

59.3%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 160 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

8.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

Per inhabitant

14'417 kWh/yr

8 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

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 Pailly →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 %

Second homes

12.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

257

Built before 194651.4%

Built since 200122.6%

0 %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

207

Workplaces

Services share

61.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (23.2%) · Secondary 31 (15.0%) · Tertiary 128 (61.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

36.4 %

Farmland

494 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 69 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 75/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5530

Head of governmentNicolas Brandt

Websitepailly.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Pailly ranks

Largest municipalities575 #192 VD · #1739 CH Growing municipalities0% #188 VD · #1429 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #110 VD · #703 CH Jobs per resident0.36 #106 VD · #1019 CH Families & children26.3% #27 VD · #39 CH Age structure14.3% #262 VD · #2032 CH Women share48.7% #243 VD · #1656 CH Foreign residents11.5% #267 VD · #1590 CH Population density100/km² #183 VD · #1472 CH Tax burden16'554 #257 VD · #1623 CH Taxes76% #254 VD Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #188 VD · #916 CH Sunniest municipalities44.2% #207 VD · #800 CH Rainiest municipalities1'024 mm #179 VD · #1521 CH Voter turnout66.1% #62 VD · #163 CH SVP strongholds41.9% #13 VD · #569 CH SP strongholds11.2% #292 VD · #1393 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #30 VD · #1486 CH FDP strongholds22.3% #160 VD · #333 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #247 VD · #1375 CH Green strongholds5.8% #284 VD · #1392 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #149 VD · #1431 CH Highest municipalities642 m #101 VD · #714 CH Second homes12.9% #93 VD · #788 CH Organic farming36.4% #23 VD · #235 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #221 VD · #1062 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #75 VD · #1064 CH Highest peaks704 m #146 VD · #1196 CH Highest-lying municipalities646 m #112 VD · #896 CH Greatest vertical range160 m #163 VD · #1537 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #184 VD · #1636 CH Solar potential8 GWh #176 VD · #1673 CH Solar potential per capita14'417 kWh #83 VD · #482 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #37 VD · #1250 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #208 VD · #801 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1416

Pailly

Localities

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Pailly1416

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pailly?: The postal code of Pailly is 1416.
What is the tax rate in Pailly?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pailly is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Pailly?: A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Pailly on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pailly have?: Pailly has 575 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pailly?: Pailly has 66 foreign residents, a share of 11.48% (2025).

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