What is the postal code of Premier?

The postal code of Premier is 1324.

What is the tax rate in Premier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Premier is 79.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Premier?

A single person without children pays about 16'787 CHF income tax in Premier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 289 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Premier have?

Premier has 233 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Premier?

Premier has 22 foreign residents, a share of 9.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Premier

1324

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

110 47.2%

Men

123 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

57 24.5%

Swiss citizens

211 90.6%

Foreign residents

22 9.4%

Population density

38 pop./km²

0–19 · 57 · 24.5%20–64 · 113 · 48.5%65+ · 63 · 27.0%

Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +5 (+2.2%) · 1 births · 1 deaths · net migration +5

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 Premier

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.9%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.9%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.8% · strongest party

SVP37.8%

FDP18.3%

SP16.4%

PdA/Sol.7.4%

GRÜNE6.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier79.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

79.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 289 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'787 CHF(16.8%)

Rank 289 of 300 in the canton · 1749 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:16'787 CHF(~16.8%)

PremierCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Premier	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.9%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.7%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.3%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.3%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'357 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'170 m

Mean elevation

931 m

Relief

426 m

Mean slope

11.8°

Flat share

18.0%

South-facing

25.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 426 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

3.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

800

Per inhabitant

15'579 kWh/yr

4 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 Premier →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

13.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

119

Built before 194663.9%

Built since 20015.0%

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

Workplaces

Services share

22 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 30 (60.0%) · Secondary 9 (18.0%) · Tertiary 11 (22.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

247 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 58 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 109/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5759

Head of governmentÉtienne Candaux

Websitepremier.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Premier ranks

Largest municipalities233 #272 VD · #2007 CH Growing municipalities2.2% #49 VD · #301 CH Shrinking municipalities2.2% #252 VD · #1808 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #202 VD · #1745 CH Families & children24.5% #61 VD · #120 CH Age structure27% #8 VD · #235 CH Women share47.2% #290 VD · #1997 CH Foreign residents9.4% #280 VD · #1749 CH Population density38/km² #278 VD · #1857 CH Tax burden16'787 #289 VD · #1750 CH Taxes79.5% #289 VD Warmest municipalities8 °C #266 VD · #1710 CH Sunniest municipalities44% #233 VD · #848 CH Rainiest municipalities1'357 mm #38 VD · #412 CH Voter turnout68.7% #33 VD · #89 CH SVP strongholds37.8% #28 VD · #788 CH SP strongholds16.4% #235 VD · #801 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #164 VD · #1852 CH FDP strongholds18.3% #234 VD · #570 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #208 VD · #1045 CH Green strongholds6.2% #278 VD · #1298 CH Largest by area6.1 km² #144 VD · #1387 CH Highest municipalities869 m #34 VD · #356 CH Second homes13.3% #81 VD · #736 CH Organic farming14.3% #117 VD · #952 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #195 VD · #894 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #109 VD · #1247 CH Highest peaks1'170 m #59 VD · #629 CH Highest-lying municipalities931 m #48 VD · #479 CH Greatest vertical range426 m #74 VD · #782 CH Steepest municipalities11.8° #42 VD · #792 CH Solar potential4 GWh #268 VD · #2012 CH Solar potential per capita15'579 kWh #61 VD · #378 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #205 VD · #1503 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #154 VD · #662 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1324

Premier

Localities

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Premier1324

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Premier?: The postal code of Premier is 1324.
What is the tax rate in Premier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Premier is 79.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Premier?: A single person without children pays about 16'787 CHF income tax in Premier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 289 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Premier have?: Premier has 233 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Premier?: Premier has 22 foreign residents, a share of 9.44% (2025).

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