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

Penthéréaz

1375

VD CANTON1375

Residents

446

Area

5.7 km²

Population density

79 pop./km²

Elevation

624 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

74%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Penthéréaz

BFS

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

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

80.9% YesNo 19.1%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 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

0 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMonique Hofstetter

Websitepenthereaz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities446 #227 VD · #1854 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 turnout60.7% #127 VD · #422 CH SVP strongholds21.7% #188 VD · #1705 CH SP strongholds24.9% #72 VD · #177 CH Centre strongholds3% #270 VD · #1989 CH FDP strongholds28.3% #62 VD · #128 CH GLP strongholds11.8% #29 VD · #164 CH Green strongholds7.5% #245 VD · #984 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #154 VD · #1445 CH Highest municipalities624 m #113 VD · #757 CH Remotest municipalities58 min #125 VD · #1412 CH Best-connected municipalities58 min #175 VD · #725 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 Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #146 VD · #1535 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #93 VD · #510 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1375

Penthéréaz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Penthéréaz1375

Nearby municipalities

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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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