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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%
Population change 2025: +6 (+1.1%) · 6 births · 0 deaths · net migration −5
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 la Broye-Vully: 32.5% Yes
29.5% YesNo 70.6%
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 la Broye-Vully: 58.7% Yes
68.1% YesNo 32.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 56.8% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 49.9% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.1%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 35.1% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 50.9% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
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 la Broye-Vully: 38.1% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.0%
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 la Broye-Vully: 41.6% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 62.0% Yes
65.1% YesNo 34.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'654 CHF(~16.7%)
RoprazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRoprazVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.9%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.6%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.7%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.7%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.5%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.7%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.6%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.6%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.4%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.3%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00021.1%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00023.1%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.9%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.4%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.9%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00029.1%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00030.2%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °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
Roof potential
8.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
15'373 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
27.89 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.92 Rp./kWh
27.89 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 2 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 %
Second homes
9.7 %
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 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
203
Workplaces
62
Services share
76.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (14.3%) · Secondary 19 (9.4%) · Tertiary 155 (76.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
13
Organic share
7.7 %
Farmland
326 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5798
Head of governmentValérie Ramuz
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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