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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'659 50.9%
Men
2'563 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'099 21.0%
Swiss citizens
3'576 68.5%
Foreign residents
1'646 31.5%
Population density
516 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'099 · 21.0%20–64 · 3'138 · 60.1%65+ · 985 · 18.9%
Foreign residents 31.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −38 (−0.7%) · 37 births · 36 deaths · net migration −38
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
25.4% YesNo 74.6%
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 de Morges: 54.3% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
42.3% YesNo 57.7%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.7%
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 de Morges: 42.3% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
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
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP28.9% · strongest party
SP28.9%
FDP24.1%
SVP15.3%
GRÜNE13.3%
GLP8.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
65%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 84 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'822 CHF(15.8%)
Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)
PréverengesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomePréverengesVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.5%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.9%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.7%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.8%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.8%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.7%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.5%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.4%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.1%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.1%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.8%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.3%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.7%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.9%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.9%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'064 mm
11.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
432 m
Mean elevation
376 m
Relief
61 m
Mean slope
0.6°
Flat share
97.3%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 61 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
25.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
34.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'700
Per inhabitant
4'910 kWh/yr
26 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 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 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 1 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
0.31 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
2'555
Built before 19465.6%
Built since 200125.2%
0.31 %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
1'811
Workplaces
350
Services share
78.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (1.2%) · Secondary 368 (20.3%) · Tertiary 1'422 (78.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
2
Organic share
100 %
Farmland
24 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 41 min · Car 22 min
AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 238/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5643
Head of governmentGuy Delacretaz
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'222 #33 VD · #410 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #227 VD · #1724 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #74 VD · #385 CHJobs per resident0.35 #109 VD · #1060 CHFamilies & children21% #220 VD · #824 CHAge structure18.9% #109 VD · #1465 CHWomen share50.9% #102 VD · #471 CHForeign residents31.5% #50 VD · #248 CHPopulation density516/km² #42 VD · #490 CHTax burden15'822 #81 VD · #1191 CHTaxes65% #84 VDWarmest municipalities11.3 °C #6 VD · #33 CHSunniest municipalities47% #64 VD · #449 CHRainiest municipalities1'064 mm #146 VD · #1305 CHVoter turnout57% #228 VD · #956 CHAgainst Switzerland19.8% #27 VD · #523 CHAligned with Switzerland80.2% #115 VD · #941 CHSVP strongholds15.3% #280 VD · #1983 CHSP strongholds28.9% #32 VD · #70 CHCentre strongholds3.7% #231 VD · #1942 CHFDP strongholds24.1% #136 VD · #270 CHGLP strongholds8.9% #93 VD · #457 CHGreen strongholds13.3% #85 VD · #231 CHLargest by area10.1 km² #88 VD · #960 CHHighest municipalities405 m #283 VD · #1870 CHSecond homes8.2% #219 VD · #1585 CHOrganic farming100% #1 VD · #16 CHBest-connected municipalities41 min #61 VD · #259 CHRemotest municipalities41 min #238 VD · #1860 CHHighest peaks432 m #290 VD · #2055 CHHighest-lying municipalities376 m #297 VD · #2047 CHGreatest vertical range61 m #278 VD · #2003 CHSteepest municipalities0.6° #297 VD · #2103 CHSolar potential26 GWh #66 VD · #817 CHSolar potential per capita4'910 kWh #285 VD · #1984 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #167 VD · #1465 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #116 VD · #624 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Préverenges?
The postal code of Préverenges is 1028.
What is the tax rate in Préverenges?
The municipal tax multiplier of Préverenges is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Préverenges?
A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Préverenges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Préverenges have?
Préverenges has 5'222 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Préverenges?
Préverenges has 1'646 foreign residents, a share of 31.52% (2025).

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