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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%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0%) · 45 births · 21 deaths · net migration −22
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 21.9% Yes
28.0% YesNo 72.0%
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 Lausanne: 42.1% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 34.1% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 26.3% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 56.0% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 37.0% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
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 Lausanne: 59.0% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.2%
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 Lausanne: 61.7% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lausanne: 75.5% Yes
66.3% YesNo 33.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'188 CHF(~16.2%)
Romanel-sur-LausanneCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeRomanel-sur-LausanneVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.7%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.2%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.3%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.3%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.1%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.1%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.1%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.9%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.8%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.6%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.5%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.3%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.8%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.2%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.4%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.5%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °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
Roof potential
26.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
34.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'800
Per inhabitant
6'049 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
29.79 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.82 Rp./kWh
29.79 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.75 %
Second homes
4.6 %
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 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
1'699
Workplaces
222
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 0 (0.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
2
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
59 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5592
Head of governmentEdgar Schiesser
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'320 #43 VD · #520 CHGrowing municipalities-0% #196 VD · #1443 CHShrinking municipalities-0% #105 VD · #667 CHJobs per resident0.39 #92 VD · #901 CHFamilies & children21.6% #202 VD · #644 CHAge structure16.9% #179 VD · #1796 CHWomen share50.9% #101 VD · #470 CHForeign residents29.1% #65 VD · #344 CHPopulation density1'500/km² #12 VD · #121 CHTax burden16'188 #158 VD · #1385 CHTaxes70.5% #159 VDWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #114 VD · #368 CHSunniest municipalities45.4% #137 VD · #617 CHRainiest municipalities1'082 mm #131 VD · #1211 CHVoter turnout54.3% #263 VD · #1323 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #59 VD · #718 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #78 VD · #767 CHSVP strongholds19.5% #224 VD · #1812 CHSP strongholds30.8% #14 VD · #37 CHCentre strongholds3.4% #245 VD · #1960 CHFDP strongholds22.5% #158 VD · #326 CHGLP strongholds6.2% #185 VD · #943 CHGreen strongholds10.5% #182 VD · #496 CHLargest by area2.9 km² #251 VD · #1888 CHHighest municipalities592 m #135 VD · #848 CHSecond homes4.6% #298 VD · #2086 CHOrganic farming0% #228 VD · #1977 CHBest-connected municipalities26 min #5 VD · #58 CHRemotest municipalities26 min #296 VD · #2060 CHHighest peaks647 m #171 VD · #1372 CHHighest-lying municipalities606 m #137 VD · #989 CHGreatest vertical range88 m #249 VD · #1896 CHSteepest municipalities3.2° #235 VD · #1885 CHSolar potential26 GWh #64 VD · #794 CHSolar potential per capita6'049 kWh #272 VD · #1828 CHCheapest electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #269 VD · #1737 CHMost expensive electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #32 VD · #370 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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