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

Renens

1020

VD CANTON1020

Residents

21'793

Area

3 km²

Population density

7'387 pop./km²

Elevation

415 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Renens

BFS

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

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

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

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

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

77.0% YesNo 23.0%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

32.38 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.54 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

5.22 Rp./kWh

32.38 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.33 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-François Clément

Websiterenens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities21'793 #5 VD · #50 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 turnout42.4% #297 VD · #2071 CH Against Switzerland24% #6 VD · #311 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #137 VD · #1165 CH SVP strongholds13.1% #293 VD · #2044 CH SP strongholds36% #5 VD · #12 CH Centre strongholds3.5% #244 VD · #1955 CH FDP strongholds15.6% #261 VD · #775 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #237 VD · #1308 CH Green strongholds13.8% #66 VD · #202 CH Largest by area3 km² #246 VD · #1874 CH Highest municipalities415 m #277 VD · #1816 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #284 VD · #2020 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #18 VD · #94 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 Cheapest electricity32.38 Rp./kWh #281 VD · #1965 CH Most expensive electricity32.38 Rp./kWh #20 VD · #142 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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