What is the postal code of Payerne?

Payerne has 3 postal codes: 1530, 1551, 1562.

What is the tax rate in Payerne?

The municipal tax multiplier of Payerne is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Payerne?

A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Payerne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Payerne have?

Payerne has 10'938 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Payerne?

Payerne has 4'945 foreign residents, a share of 45.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Payerne

1530–1562

VD CANTON1530 1551 1562

Residents

10'938

Area

24.2 km²

Population density

452 pop./km²

Elevation

456 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

70%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'530 50.6%

Men

5'408 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'652 24.2%

Swiss citizens

5'993 54.8%

Foreign residents

4'945 45.2%

Population density

452 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'652 · 24.2%20–64 · 6'525 · 59.7%65+ · 1'761 · 16.1%

Foreign residents 45.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Payerne

BFS

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

39.0% YesNo 61.1%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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

75.5% YesNo 24.5%

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

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

9.5% YesNo 90.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP31.1% · strongest party

FDP31.1%

SP29.0%

SVP23.2%

GRÜNE5.4%

Mitte4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 144 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'155 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

PayerneCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Payerne	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020878 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

633 m

Mean elevation

473 m

Relief

197 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

80.6%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 197 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

99.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

128.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

22'100

100 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

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E 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

0.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

5'306

Built before 194628.9%

Built since 200122.2%

0.6 %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 71 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 0 min · Car 0 min

Remoteness 71/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentChristelle Luisier · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitepayerne.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'938 #17 VD · #153 CH Families & children24.2% #74 VD · #151 CH Age structure16.1% #214 VD · #1892 CH Women share50.6% #118 VD · #600 CH Foreign residents45.2% #8 VD · #34 CH Population density452/km² #52 VD · #550 CH Tax burden16'155 #150 VD · #1358 CH Taxes70% #144 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #157 VD · #657 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #269 VD · #934 CH Rainiest municipalities878 mm #289 VD · #1982 CH Voter turnout47.5% #287 VD · #1894 CH Against Switzerland12% #139 VD · #1139 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #3 VD · #363 CH SVP strongholds23.2% #169 VD · #1652 CH SP strongholds29% #30 VD · #68 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #165 VD · #1849 CH FDP strongholds31.1% #31 VD · #71 CH GLP strongholds4% #253 VD · #1416 CH Green strongholds5.4% #287 VD · #1478 CH Largest by area24.2 km² #29 VD · #388 CH Highest municipalities456 m #237 VD · #1487 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #71 VD · #1017 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #232 VD · #1128 CH Highest peaks633 m #179 VD · #1413 CH Highest-lying municipalities473 m #225 VD · #1574 CH Greatest vertical range197 m #131 VD · #1389 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #252 VD · #1927 CH Solar potential100 GWh #7 VD · #86 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #16 VD · #1191 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #288 VD · #919 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Corcelles-près-Payerne

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Corcelles-près-Payerne1562 Payerne1530 Vers-chez-Perrin1551

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Corcelles-près-Payerne

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Payerne?: Payerne has 3 postal codes: 1530, 1551, 1562.
What is the tax rate in Payerne?: The municipal tax multiplier of Payerne is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Payerne?: A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Payerne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Payerne have?: Payerne has 10'938 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Payerne?: Payerne has 4'945 foreign residents, a share of 45.21% (2025).

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