What is the postal code of Penthéréaz?

The postal code of Penthéréaz is 1375.

What is the tax rate in Penthéréaz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Penthéréaz is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Penthéréaz?

A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Penthéréaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Penthéréaz have?

Penthéréaz has 446 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Penthéréaz?

Penthéréaz has 34 foreign residents, a share of 7.62% (2025).

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

Penthéréaz

1375

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

223 50.0%

Men

223 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

102 22.9%

Swiss citizens

412 92.4%

Foreign residents

34 7.6%

Population density

79 pop./km²

0–19 · 102 · 22.9%20–64 · 284 · 63.7%65+ · 60 · 13.5%

Foreign residents 7.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+3.7%) · 3 births · 1 deaths · net migration +14

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 Penthéréaz

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

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

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.3% · strongest party

FDP28.3%

SP24.9%

SVP21.7%

GLP11.8%

GRÜNE7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier74%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

74%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 219 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'421 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 211 of 300 in the canton · 1519 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:16'421 CHF(~16.4%)

PenthéréazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Penthéréaz	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	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020980 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

637 m

Mean elevation

606 m

Relief

151 m

Mean slope

3.6°

Flat share

83.5%

South-facing

0.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 151 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

6.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

Per inhabitant

14'978 kWh/yr

7 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

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 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 Penthéréaz →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

8.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

196

Built before 194649.0%

Built since 200120.9%

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

108

Workplaces

Services share

37 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (25.9%) · Secondary 40 (37.0%) · Tertiary 40 (37.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

299 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 58 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 125/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5531

Head of governmentMonique Hofstetter

Websitepenthereaz.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Penthéréaz ranks

Largest municipalities446 #227 VD · #1854 CH Growing municipalities3.7% #22 VD · #109 CH Shrinking municipalities3.7% #279 VD · #2000 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #172 VD · #1596 CH Families & children22.9% #131 VD · #337 CH Age structure13.5% #277 VD · #2068 CH Women share50% #162 VD · #963 CH Foreign residents7.6% #293 VD · #1890 CH Population density79/km² #212 VD · #1595 CH Tax burden16'421 #217 VD · #1525 CH Taxes74% #219 VD Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #161 VD · #742 CH Sunniest municipalities43.7% #249 VD · #896 CH Rainiest municipalities980 mm #222 VD · #1714 CH Voter turnout63.1% #118 VD · #319 CH SVP strongholds21.7% #188 VD · #1708 CH SP strongholds24.9% #72 VD · #177 CH Centre strongholds3% #270 VD · #1993 CH FDP strongholds28.3% #62 VD · #128 CH GLP strongholds11.8% #29 VD · #164 CH Green strongholds7.5% #245 VD · #988 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #154 VD · #1445 CH Highest municipalities624 m #113 VD · #757 CH Second homes8.9% #198 VD · #1431 CH Organic farming0% #214 VD · #1963 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #175 VD · #725 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #125 VD · #1411 CH Highest peaks637 m #176 VD · #1396 CH Highest-lying municipalities606 m #138 VD · #990 CH Greatest vertical range151 m #177 VD · #1589 CH Steepest municipalities3.6° #226 VD · #1823 CH Solar potential7 GWh #203 VD · #1783 CH Solar potential per capita14'978 kWh #72 VD · #425 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #146 VD · #1444 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #95 VD · #603 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1375

Penthéréaz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Penthéréaz1375

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Penthéréaz?: The postal code of Penthéréaz is 1375.
What is the tax rate in Penthéréaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Penthéréaz is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Penthéréaz?: A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Penthéréaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Penthéréaz have?: Penthéréaz has 446 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Penthéréaz?: Penthéréaz has 34 foreign residents, a share of 7.62% (2025).

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