What is the postal code of Penthalaz?

The postal code of Penthalaz is 1305.

What is the tax rate in Penthalaz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Penthalaz is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Penthalaz?

A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Penthalaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Penthalaz have?

Penthalaz has 3'197 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Penthalaz?

Penthalaz has 910 foreign residents, a share of 28.46% (2025).

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

Penthalaz

1305

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'665 52.1%

Men

1'532 47.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

692 21.6%

Swiss citizens

2'287 71.5%

Foreign residents

910 28.5%

Population density

826 pop./km²

0–19 · 692 · 21.6%20–64 · 1'904 · 59.6%65+ · 601 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 28.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +28 (+0.9%) · 32 births · 28 deaths · net migration +30

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 Penthalaz

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.4%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP26.2% · strongest party

SP26.2%

FDP23.9%

SVP20.6%

GRÜNE15.2%

Mitte4.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 188 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'321 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 187 of 300 in the canton · 1460 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:16'321 CHF(~16.3%)

PenthalazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Penthalaz	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020913 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

524 m

Mean elevation

469 m

Relief

104 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

60.0%

South-facing

6.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 104 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

22.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

Per inhabitant

7'038 kWh/yr

23 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

28.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.82 Rp./kWh

28.79 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 Penthalaz →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

0.13 %

Second homes

8.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'525

Built before 194618.9%

Built since 200127.9%

0.13 %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

1'529

Workplaces

202

Services share

87.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (0.8%) · Secondary 179 (11.7%) · Tertiary 1'338 (87.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

204 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 32 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 276/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5495

Head of governmentIsabelle Hautier

Websitepenthalaz.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Penthalaz ranks

Largest municipalities3'197 #60 VD · #687 CH Growing municipalities0.9% #126 VD · #863 CH Shrinking municipalities0.9% #175 VD · #1248 CH Jobs per resident0.48 #69 VD · #593 CH Families & children21.6% #201 VD · #643 CH Age structure18.8% #111 VD · #1484 CH Women share52.1% #36 VD · #129 CH Foreign residents28.5% #70 VD · #379 CH Population density826/km² #24 VD · #284 CH Tax burden16'321 #191 VD · #1464 CH Taxes72.5% #188 VD Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #23 VD · #99 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #164 VD · #695 CH Rainiest municipalities913 mm #279 VD · #1910 CH Voter turnout55.6% #250 VD · #1139 CH Against Switzerland14.7% #115 VD · #947 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.3% #21 VD · #545 CH SVP strongholds20.6% #213 VD · #1763 CH SP strongholds26.2% #59 VD · #131 CH Centre strongholds4.9% #132 VD · #1803 CH FDP strongholds23.9% #139 VD · #280 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #266 VD · #1518 CH Green strongholds15.2% #36 VD · #127 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #205 VD · #1732 CH Highest municipalities491 m #199 VD · #1255 CH Second homes8.4% #216 VD · #1527 CH Organic farming0% #205 VD · #1954 CH Best-connected municipalities32 min #22 VD · #110 CH Remotest municipalities32 min #276 VD · #2001 CH Highest peaks524 m #240 VD · #1802 CH Highest-lying municipalities469 m #228 VD · #1600 CH Greatest vertical range104 m #225 VD · #1817 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #142 VD · #1436 CH Solar potential23 GWh #77 VD · #929 CH Solar potential per capita7'038 kWh #258 VD · #1668 CH Cheapest electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #241 VD · #1547 CH Most expensive electricity28.79 Rp./kWh #60 VD · #560 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1305

Penthalaz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Penthalaz1305

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Penthalaz?: The postal code of Penthalaz is 1305.
What is the tax rate in Penthalaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Penthalaz is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Penthalaz?: A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Penthalaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Penthalaz have?: Penthalaz has 3'197 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Penthalaz?: Penthalaz has 910 foreign residents, a share of 28.46% (2025).

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