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 · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Rances

1439

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

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%

Population change 2025: +3 (+0.6%) · 7 births · 6 deaths · net migration +3

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 Rances

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

17.2% YesNo 82.8%

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

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.7%

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

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

15'156 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 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 Rances →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

0.41 %

Second homes

12 %

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 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

116

Workplaces

Services share

51.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (24.1%) · Secondary 28 (24.1%) · Tertiary 60 (51.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10 %

Farmland

373 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5760

Head of governmentRémy Cand

Websiterances.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Rances ranks

Largest municipalities512 #209 VD · #1795 CH Growing municipalities0.6% #151 VD · #1042 CH Shrinking municipalities0.6% #151 VD · #1073 CH Jobs per resident0.23 #189 VD · #1652 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 turnout65.8% #67 VD · #175 CH SVP strongholds31.8% #66 VD · #1164 CH SP strongholds19.1% #180 VD · #535 CH Centre strongholds11.7% #6 VD · #1057 CH FDP strongholds15% #266 VD · #832 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #248 VD · #1376 CH Green strongholds10.4% #188 VD · #515 CH Largest by area9.8 km² #91 VD · #979 CH Highest municipalities609 m #126 VD · #795 CH Second homes12% #109 VD · #898 CH Organic farming10% #152 VD · #1239 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #230 VD · #1127 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #69 VD · #1014 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 Solar potential per capita15'156 kWh #68 VD · #412 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #83 VD · #1296 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #254 VD · #847 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1439

Rances

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Rances1439

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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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