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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%
Population change 2025: −16 (−1.7%) · 4 births · 7 deaths · net migration +9
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
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 de Morges: 54.3% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
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 de Morges: 42.3% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
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 de Morges: 44.7% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'889 CHF(~15.9%)
PompaplesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomePompaplesVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.5%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.1%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.8%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.9%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.8%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.8%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.6%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.2%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.2%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.9%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.4%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.8%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °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
Roof potential
7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'600
Per inhabitant
7'653 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.51 %
Second homes
6.6 %
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 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
540
Workplaces
74
Services share
92 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (3.7%) · Secondary 23 (4.3%) · Tertiary 497 (92.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
286 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5497
Head of governmentRoland Studer
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities916 #149 VD · #1511 CHGrowing municipalities-1.7% #266 VD · #1954 CHShrinking municipalities-1.7% #35 VD · #157 CHJobs per resident0.59 #47 VD · #362 CHFamilies & children25.3% #41 VD · #66 CHAge structure13.5% #276 VD · #2067 CHWomen share49.1% #229 VD · #1489 CHForeign residents26.4% #83 VD · #477 CHPopulation density206/km² #114 VD · #1007 CHTax burden15'889 #95 VD · #1223 CHTaxes66% #95 VDWarmest municipalities10.4 °C #87 VD · #255 CHSunniest municipalities44% #225 VD · #840 CHRainiest municipalities948 mm #257 VD · #1824 CHVoter turnout54.9% #257 VD · #1234 CHSVP strongholds27.2% #111 VD · #1449 CHSP strongholds20.7% #152 VD · #418 CHCentre strongholds3.8% #221 VD · #1931 CHFDP strongholds20.2% #206 VD · #440 CHGLP strongholds2.4% #292 VD · #1706 CHGreen strongholds14.6% #45 VD · #154 CHLargest by area4.4 km² #186 VD · #1652 CHHighest municipalities490 m #200 VD · #1261 CHSecond homes6.6% #273 VD · #1902 CHOrganic farming0% #207 VD · #1956 CHBest-connected municipalities50 min #123 VD · #480 CHRemotest municipalities50 min #173 VD · #1648 CHHighest peaks582 m #216 VD · #1609 CHHighest-lying municipalities493 m #210 VD · #1459 CHGreatest vertical range145 m #182 VD · #1615 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #145 VD · #1455 CHSolar potential7 GWh #193 VD · #1752 CHSolar potential per capita7'653 kWh #237 VD · #1539 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #138 VD · #1436 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #87 VD · #595 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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