What is the postal code of Romanel-sur-Lausanne?

The postal code of Romanel-sur-Lausanne is 1032.

What is the tax rate in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?

The municipal tax multiplier of Romanel-sur-Lausanne is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?

A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Romanel-sur-Lausanne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Romanel-sur-Lausanne have?

Romanel-sur-Lausanne has 4'320 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?

Romanel-sur-Lausanne has 1'257 foreign residents, a share of 29.1% (2025).

Romanel-sur-Lausanne (VD): Postal Codes 1032, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'200 50.9%

Men

2'120 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

933 21.6%

Swiss citizens

3'063 70.9%

Foreign residents

1'257 29.1%

Population density

1'500 pop./km²

0–19 · 933 · 21.6%20–64 · 2'656 · 61.5%65+ · 731 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 29.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Romanel-sur-Lausanne

BFS

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.3% YesNo 33.7%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

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

76.0% YesNo 24.0%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.1%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP30.8% · strongest party

SP30.8%

FDP22.5%

SVP19.5%

GRÜNE10.5%

GLP6.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 159 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'188 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 156 of 300 in the canton · 1383 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:16'188 CHF(~16.2%)

Romanel-sur-LausanneCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Romanel-sur-Lausanne	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.6%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'082 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

647 m

Mean elevation

606 m

Relief

88 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

82.9%

South-facing

2.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 88 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

26.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

31.22 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.82 Rp./kWh

31.22 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

0.75 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

1'996

Built before 19467.9%

Built since 200131.3%

0.75 %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 26 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 296/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentEdgar Schiesser

Websiteromanel-sur-lausanne.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities4'320 #43 VD · #520 CH Families & children21.6% #202 VD · #644 CH Age structure16.9% #179 VD · #1796 CH Women share50.9% #101 VD · #470 CH Foreign residents29.1% #65 VD · #344 CH Population density1'500/km² #12 VD · #121 CH Tax burden16'188 #158 VD · #1385 CH Taxes70.5% #159 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #114 VD · #368 CH Sunniest municipalities45.4% #137 VD · #617 CH Rainiest municipalities1'082 mm #131 VD · #1211 CH Voter turnout53.1% #262 VD · #1344 CH Against Switzerland18% #59 VD · #718 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #78 VD · #767 CH SVP strongholds19.5% #224 VD · #1809 CH SP strongholds30.8% #14 VD · #37 CH Centre strongholds3.4% #245 VD · #1956 CH FDP strongholds22.5% #158 VD · #325 CH GLP strongholds6.2% #185 VD · #941 CH Green strongholds10.5% #182 VD · #494 CH Largest by area2.9 km² #251 VD · #1888 CH Highest municipalities592 m #135 VD · #848 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #296 VD · #2060 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #5 VD · #58 CH Highest peaks647 m #171 VD · #1372 CH Highest-lying municipalities606 m #137 VD · #989 CH Greatest vertical range88 m #249 VD · #1896 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #235 VD · #1885 CH Solar potential26 GWh #64 VD · #794 CH Cheapest electricity31.22 Rp./kWh #277 VD · #1837 CH Most expensive electricity31.22 Rp./kWh #24 VD · #270 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1032

Romanel-sur-Lausanne

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Romanel-sur-Lausanne1032

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Romanel-sur-Lausanne?: The postal code of Romanel-sur-Lausanne is 1032.
What is the tax rate in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?: The municipal tax multiplier of Romanel-sur-Lausanne is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?: A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Romanel-sur-Lausanne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Romanel-sur-Lausanne have?: Romanel-sur-Lausanne has 4'320 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Romanel-sur-Lausanne?: Romanel-sur-Lausanne has 1'257 foreign residents, a share of 29.1% (2025).

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