What is the postal code of Renens?

The postal code of Renens is 1020.

What is the tax rate in Renens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Renens is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Renens?

A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Renens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Renens have?

Renens has 21'793 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Renens?

Renens has 11'069 foreign residents, a share of 50.79% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de l'Ouest lausannois

Renens

1020

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

10'712 49.2%

Men

11'081 50.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'257 19.5%

Swiss citizens

10'724 49.2%

Foreign residents

11'069 50.8%

Population density

7'387 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'257 · 19.5%20–64 · 14'360 · 65.9%65+ · 3'176 · 14.6%

Foreign residents 50.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +252 (+1.2%) · 172 births · 169 deaths · net migration +242

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 Renens

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 de l'Ouest lausannois: 28.6% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 27.2% Yes

27.6% YesNo 72.4%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 49.4% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 40.4% Yes

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 33.9% Yes

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 49.2% Yes

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 41.8% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 52.7% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 56.0% Yes

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 70.9% Yes

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP36.0% · strongest party

SP36.0%

FDP15.6%

GRÜNE13.8%

SVP13.1%

PdA/Sol.10.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

77%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 263 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'621 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 263 of 300 in the canton · 1652 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:16'621 CHF(~16.6%)

RenensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Renens	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	17.6%	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	26.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	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 1991–202011.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'018 mm

11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

491 m

Mean elevation

435 m

Relief

91 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

76.6%

South-facing

7.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 91 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

80.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

111.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'900

Per inhabitant

3'687 kWh/yr

80 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

31.99 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.65 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

5.22 Rp./kWh

31.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator SIE 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Renens →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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

0.33 %

Second homes

10.5 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

11'164

Built before 19469.5%

Built since 200119.5%

0.33 %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

17'538

Workplaces

1'442

Services share

86.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (0.2%) · Secondary 2'293 (13.1%) · Tertiary 15'214 (86.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

20 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 31 min · Car 16 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 284/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5591

Head of governmentJean-François Clément

Websiterenens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de l'Ouest lausannois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Renens ranks

Largest municipalities21'793 #5 VD · #50 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #98 VD · #702 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #203 VD · #1411 CH Jobs per resident0.8 #26 VD · #160 CH Families & children19.5% #260 VD · #1326 CH Age structure14.6% #255 VD · #2018 CH Women share49.2% #225 VD · #1446 CH Foreign residents50.8% #2 VD · #9 CH Population density7'387/km² #1 VD · #7 CH Tax burden16'621 #266 VD · #1655 CH Taxes77% #263 VD Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #7 VD · #37 CH Sunniest municipalities46.2% #107 VD · #542 CH Rainiest municipalities1'018 mm #186 VD · #1551 CH Voter turnout43.9% #297 VD · #2065 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #6 VD · #316 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #137 VD · #1161 CH SVP strongholds13.1% #293 VD · #2048 CH SP strongholds36% #5 VD · #12 CH Centre strongholds3.5% #244 VD · #1959 CH FDP strongholds15.6% #261 VD · #776 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #237 VD · #1310 CH Green strongholds13.8% #66 VD · #204 CH Largest by area3 km² #246 VD · #1874 CH Highest municipalities415 m #277 VD · #1816 CH Second homes10.5% #149 VD · #1125 CH Organic farming0% #227 VD · #1976 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #18 VD · #94 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #284 VD · #2020 CH Highest peaks491 m #259 VD · #1911 CH Highest-lying municipalities435 m #264 VD · #1825 CH Greatest vertical range91 m #241 VD · #1876 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #219 VD · #1807 CH Solar potential80 GWh #11 VD · #144 CH Solar potential per capita3'687 kWh #293 VD · #2067 CH Cheapest electricity31.99 Rp./kWh #288 VD · #1996 CH Most expensive electricity31.99 Rp./kWh #13 VD · #111 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1020

Renens VD

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Renens VD1020

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Chavannes-près-Renens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Renens?: The postal code of Renens is 1020.
What is the tax rate in Renens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Renens is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Renens?: A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Renens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Renens have?: Renens has 21'793 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Renens?: Renens has 11'069 foreign residents, a share of 50.79% (2025).

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