What is the postal code of Pompaples?

The postal code of Pompaples is 1318.

What is the tax rate in Pompaples?

The municipal tax multiplier of Pompaples is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Pompaples?

A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Pompaples on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Pompaples have?

Pompaples has 916 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Pompaples?

Pompaples has 242 foreign residents, a share of 26.42% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Pompaples

1318

VD CANTON1318

Residents

916

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

206 pop./km²

Elevation

490 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

66%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

450 49.1%

Men

466 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

232 25.3%

Swiss citizens

674 73.6%

Foreign residents

242 26.4%

Population density

206 pop./km²

0–19 · 232 · 25.3%20–64 · 560 · 61.1%65+ · 124 · 13.5%

Foreign residents 26.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Pompaples

BFS

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

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

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

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

75.2% YesNo 24.8%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.9%

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

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

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

9.2% YesNo 90.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.2% · strongest party

SVP27.2%

SP20.7%

FDP20.2%

GRÜNE14.6%

PdA/Sol.4.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier66%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

66%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 95 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'889 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 87 of 300 in the canton · 1215 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:15'889 CHF(~15.9%)

PompaplesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Pompaples	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.2%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020948 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

582 m

Mean elevation

493 m

Relief

145 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

56.4%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 145 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

7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

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

0.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

389

Built before 194647.8%

Built since 200112.9%

0.51 %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 50 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 173/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRoland Studer

Websitepompaples.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities916 #149 VD · #1511 CH Families & children25.3% #41 VD · #66 CH Age structure13.5% #276 VD · #2067 CH Women share49.1% #229 VD · #1489 CH Foreign residents26.4% #83 VD · #477 CH Population density206/km² #114 VD · #1007 CH Tax burden15'889 #95 VD · #1223 CH Taxes66% #95 VD Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #87 VD · #255 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #225 VD · #840 CH Rainiest municipalities948 mm #257 VD · #1824 CH Voter turnout53.6% #257 VD · #1275 CH SVP strongholds27.2% #111 VD · #1447 CH SP strongholds20.7% #152 VD · #415 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #221 VD · #1927 CH FDP strongholds20.2% #206 VD · #439 CH GLP strongholds2.4% #292 VD · #1703 CH Green strongholds14.6% #45 VD · #152 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #186 VD · #1652 CH Highest municipalities490 m #200 VD · #1261 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #173 VD · #1648 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #123 VD · #480 CH Highest peaks582 m #216 VD · #1609 CH Highest-lying municipalities493 m #210 VD · #1459 CH Greatest vertical range145 m #182 VD · #1615 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #145 VD · #1455 CH Solar potential7 GWh #193 VD · #1752 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #138 VD · #1527 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #85 VD · #502 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1318

Pompaples

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Pompaples1318

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Pompaples?: The postal code of Pompaples is 1318.
What is the tax rate in Pompaples?: The municipal tax multiplier of Pompaples is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Pompaples?: A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Pompaples on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Pompaples have?: Pompaples has 916 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Pompaples?: Pompaples has 242 foreign residents, a share of 26.42% (2025).

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