What is the postal code of Puidoux?

Puidoux has 5 postal codes: 1070, 1071, 1096, 1098, 1607.

What is the tax rate in Puidoux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Puidoux is 68.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Puidoux?

A single person without children pays about 16'055 CHF income tax in Puidoux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Puidoux have?

Puidoux has 3'013 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Puidoux?

Puidoux has 941 foreign residents, a share of 31.23% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Puidoux

1070–1607

VD CANTON1070 1071 1096 1098+1 PLZ

Residents

3'013

Area

33.1 km²

Population density

91 pop./km²

Elevation

663 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

983 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

68.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'465 48.6%

Men

1'548 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

613 20.3%

Swiss citizens

2'072 68.8%

Foreign residents

941 31.2%

Population density

91 pop./km²

0–19 · 613 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'953 · 64.8%65+ · 447 · 14.8%

Foreign residents 31.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Puidoux

BFS

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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

79.8% YesNo 20.2%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.6% · strongest party

FDP24.6%

SVP19.8%

SP18.8%

GRÜNE12.2%

GLP8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier68.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

68.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 118 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'055 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 116 of 300 in the canton · 1299 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:16'055 CHF(~16.1%)

PuidouxCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Puidoux	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.1%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.2%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.4%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'259 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

983 m

Mean elevation

600 m

Relief

611 m

Mean slope

6.5°

Flat share

54.1%

South-facing

8.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 611 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

42.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

54.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'500

43 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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

1'542

Built before 194635.0%

Built since 200121.5%

0.39 %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 29 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 291/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRené Gillieron

Websitepuidoux.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'013 #64 VD · #727 CH Families & children20.3% #239 VD · #1052 CH Age structure14.8% #250 VD · #2004 CH Women share48.6% #247 VD · #1691 CH Foreign residents31.2% #53 VD · #261 CH Population density91/km² #197 VD · #1525 CH Tax burden16'055 #118 VD · #1301 CH Taxes68.5% #118 VD Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #164 VD · #745 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #75 VD · #479 CH Rainiest municipalities1'259 mm #67 VD · #561 CH Voter turnout56% #215 VD · #943 CH Against Switzerland14.1% #127 VD · #965 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.9% #16 VD · #497 CH SVP strongholds19.8% #220 VD · #1793 CH SP strongholds18.8% #183 VD · #551 CH Centre strongholds6% #76 VD · #1680 CH FDP strongholds24.6% #124 VD · #247 CH GLP strongholds8.8% #95 VD · #471 CH Green strongholds12.2% #121 VD · #323 CH Largest by area33.1 km² #18 VD · #279 CH Highest municipalities663 m #91 VD · #664 CH Remotest municipalities29 min #291 VD · #2040 CH Best-connected municipalities29 min #10 VD · #73 CH Highest peaks983 m #67 VD · #744 CH Highest-lying municipalities600 m #143 VD · #1012 CH Greatest vertical range611 m #57 VD · #603 CH Steepest municipalities6.5° #122 VD · #1323 CH Solar potential43 GWh #38 VD · #425 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #159 VD · #1548 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #106 VD · #523 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Cully1096 Epesses1098 Les Thioleyres1607 Puidoux1070 Rivaz1071

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Puidoux?: Puidoux has 5 postal codes: 1070, 1071, 1096, 1098, 1607.
What is the tax rate in Puidoux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Puidoux is 68.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Puidoux?: A single person without children pays about 16'055 CHF income tax in Puidoux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 116 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Puidoux have?: Puidoux has 3'013 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Puidoux?: Puidoux has 941 foreign residents, a share of 31.23% (2025).

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