What is the postal code of Ropraz?

The postal code of Ropraz is 1088.

What is the tax rate in Ropraz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ropraz is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Ropraz?

A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Ropraz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ropraz have?

Ropraz has 536 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ropraz?

Ropraz has 120 foreign residents, a share of 22.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Ropraz

1088

VD CANTON1088

Residents

536

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

111 pop./km²

Elevation

748 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

255 47.6%

Men

281 52.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

130 24.3%

Swiss citizens

416 77.6%

Foreign residents

120 22.4%

Population density

111 pop./km²

0–19 · 130 · 24.3%20–64 · 320 · 59.7%65+ · 86 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 22.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ropraz

BFS

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

30.2% YesNo 69.8%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.6%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.5%

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

76.7% YesNo 23.3%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

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

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP34.9% · strongest party

FDP34.9%

SVP26.7%

SP11.6%

GRÜNE10.5%

GLP9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

77.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 271 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'654 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 271 of 300 in the canton · 1674 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:16'654 CHF(~16.7%)

RoprazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ropraz	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	11.6%	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	16.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	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	24.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'144 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

845 m

Mean elevation

734 m

Relief

235 m

Mean slope

7.4°

Flat share

45.9%

South-facing

2.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 235 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

8.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

252

Built before 194646.4%

Built since 200128.6%

0 %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 47 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 201/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentValérie Ramuz

Websiteropraz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities536 #200 VD · #1768 CH Families & children24.3% #68 VD · #140 CH Age structure16% #216 VD · #1901 CH Women share47.6% #281 VD · #1935 CH Foreign residents22.4% #128 VD · #688 CH Population density111/km² #171 VD · #1411 CH Tax burden16'654 #274 VD · #1677 CH Taxes77.5% #271 VD Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #237 VD · #1331 CH Sunniest municipalities45% #156 VD · #670 CH Rainiest municipalities1'144 mm #99 VD · #858 CH Voter turnout62.3% #99 VD · #296 CH SVP strongholds26.7% #120 VD · #1474 CH SP strongholds11.6% #290 VD · #1344 CH Centre strongholds4% #204 VD · #1906 CH FDP strongholds34.9% #13 VD · #39 CH GLP strongholds9% #88 VD · #439 CH Green strongholds10.5% #184 VD · #496 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #180 VD · #1583 CH Highest municipalities748 m #57 VD · #507 CH Remotest municipalities47 min #201 VD · #1733 CH Best-connected municipalities47 min #103 VD · #398 CH Highest peaks845 m #93 VD · #919 CH Highest-lying municipalities734 m #72 VD · #697 CH Greatest vertical range235 m #113 VD · #1206 CH Steepest municipalities7.4° #103 VD · #1189 CH Solar potential8 GWh #177 VD · #1680 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #88 VD · #1370 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #255 VD · #779 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1088

Ropraz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ropraz1088

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ropraz?: The postal code of Ropraz is 1088.
What is the tax rate in Ropraz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ropraz is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Ropraz?: A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Ropraz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ropraz have?: Ropraz has 536 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ropraz?: Ropraz has 120 foreign residents, a share of 22.39% (2025).

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