What is the postal code of Prilly?

The postal code of Prilly is 1008.

What is the tax rate in Prilly?

The municipal tax multiplier of Prilly is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Prilly?

A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Prilly on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Prilly have?

Prilly has 13'037 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Prilly?

Prilly has 5'888 foreign residents, a share of 45.16% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Prilly

1008

VD CANTON1008

Residents

13'037

Area

2.2 km²

Population density

5'926 pop./km²

Elevation

504 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

72.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'642 50.9%

Men

6'395 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'422 18.6%

Swiss citizens

7'149 54.8%

Foreign residents

5'888 45.2%

Population density

5'926 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'422 · 18.6%20–64 · 8'471 · 65.0%65+ · 2'144 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 45.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Prilly

BFS

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.3% YesNo 27.7%

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

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

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

78.1% YesNo 21.9%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

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

12.9% YesNo 87.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP33.2% · strongest party

SP33.2%

FDP18.9%

GRÜNE15.9%

SVP14.7%

PdA/Sol.6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 187 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'321 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 187 of 300 in the canton · 1460 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:16'321 CHF(~16.3%)

PrillyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Prilly	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'085 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

612 m

Mean elevation

507 m

Relief

194 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

55.0%

South-facing

13.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 194 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

44 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

64.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'800

44 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.42 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Services Industriels de Lausanne

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

0.58 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

7'102

Built before 194610.1%

Built since 200115.9%

0.58 %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 17 min · Car 12 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 300/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentAlain Gillieron

Websiteprilly.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities13'037 #12 VD · #116 CH Families & children18.6% #275 VD · #1561 CH Age structure16.4% #205 VD · #1866 CH Women share50.9% #100 VD · #469 CH Foreign residents45.2% #9 VD · #35 CH Population density5'926/km² #3 VD · #10 CH Tax burden16'321 #192 VD · #1465 CH Taxes72.5% #187 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #49 VD · #164 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #113 VD · #556 CH Rainiest municipalities1'085 mm #128 VD · #1187 CH Voter turnout49.1% #281 VD · #1776 CH Against Switzerland23% #8 VD · #373 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #134 VD · #1115 CH SVP strongholds14.7% #285 VD · #1999 CH SP strongholds33.2% #8 VD · #23 CH Centre strongholds4.7% #145 VD · #1819 CH FDP strongholds18.9% #227 VD · #532 CH GLP strongholds4.1% #252 VD · #1395 CH Green strongholds15.9% #28 VD · #98 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #270 VD · #1990 CH Highest municipalities504 m #188 VD · #1192 CH Remotest municipalities17 min #300 VD · #2099 CH Best-connected municipalities17 min #1 VD · #14 CH Highest peaks612 m #196 VD · #1490 CH Highest-lying municipalities507 m #198 VD · #1399 CH Greatest vertical range194 m #132 VD · #1397 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #147 VD · #1482 CH Solar potential44 GWh #36 VD · #409 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #3 VD · #988 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #298 VD · #1119 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1008

Prilly

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Prilly1008

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Chavannes-près-Renens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Prilly?: The postal code of Prilly is 1008.
What is the tax rate in Prilly?: The municipal tax multiplier of Prilly is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Prilly?: A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Prilly on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Prilly have?: Prilly has 13'037 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Prilly?: Prilly has 5'888 foreign residents, a share of 45.16% (2025).

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