What is the postal code of Rances?

The postal code of Rances is 1439.

What is the tax rate in Rances?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rances is 76.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Rances?

A single person without children pays about 16'588 CHF income tax in Rances on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 261 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rances have?

Rances has 512 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rances?

Rances has 68 foreign residents, a share of 13.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Rances

1439

VD CANTON1439

Residents

512

Area

9.8 km²

Population density

52 pop./km²

Elevation

609 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'585 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

76.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

261 51.0%

Men

251 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

95 18.6%

Swiss citizens

444 86.7%

Foreign residents

68 13.3%

Population density

52 pop./km²

0–19 · 95 · 18.6%20–64 · 311 · 60.7%65+ · 106 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rances

BFS

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

27.6% YesNo 72.5%

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

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.8% · strongest party

SVP31.8%

SP19.1%

FDP15.0%

Mitte11.7%

GRÜNE10.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 261 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'588 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 261 of 300 in the canton · 1645 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:16'588 CHF(~16.6%)

RancesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rances	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.1%	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 1991–20201'138 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'585 m

Mean elevation

791 m

Relief

1'124 m

Mean slope

11.6°

Flat share

34.0%

South-facing

14.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'124 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

7.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

8 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

243

Built before 194670.4%

Built since 200115.2%

0.41 %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 71 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 69/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRémy Cand

Websiterances.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities512 #209 VD · #1795 CH Families & children18.6% #277 VD · #1563 CH Age structure20.7% #63 VD · #1107 CH Women share51% #96 VD · #410 CH Foreign residents13.3% #247 VD · #1428 CH Population density52/km² #258 VD · #1768 CH Tax burden16'588 #262 VD · #1646 CH Taxes76.5% #261 VD Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #167 VD · #748 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #260 VD · #917 CH Rainiest municipalities1'138 mm #102 VD · #882 CH Voter turnout65.3% #49 VD · #148 CH SVP strongholds31.8% #66 VD · #1162 CH SP strongholds19.1% #180 VD · #533 CH Centre strongholds11.7% #6 VD · #1053 CH FDP strongholds15% #266 VD · #833 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #248 VD · #1375 CH Green strongholds10.4% #188 VD · #513 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #91 VD · #979 CH Highest municipalities609 m #126 VD · #795 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #69 VD · #1015 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #230 VD · #1126 CH Highest peaks1'585 m #26 VD · #436 CH Highest-lying municipalities791 m #60 VD · #624 CH Greatest vertical range1'124 m #20 VD · #425 CH Steepest municipalities11.6° #45 VD · #808 CH Solar potential8 GWh #184 VD · #1710 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #85 VD · #1367 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #252 VD · #776 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1439

Rances

Localities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rances?: The postal code of Rances is 1439.
What is the tax rate in Rances?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rances is 76.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Rances?: A single person without children pays about 16'588 CHF income tax in Rances on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 261 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rances have?: Rances has 512 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rances?: Rances has 68 foreign residents, a share of 13.28% (2025).

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