What is the postal code of Saint-Barthélemy?

The postal code of Saint-Barthélemy is 1040.

What is the tax rate in Saint-Barthélemy?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Barthélemy is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Saint-Barthélemy?

A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Saint-Barthélemy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saint-Barthélemy have?

Saint-Barthélemy has 837 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Barthélemy?

Saint-Barthélemy has 119 foreign residents, a share of 14.22% (2025).

Saint-Barthélemy (VD): Postal Codes 1040, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

401 47.9%

Men

436 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

186 22.2%

Swiss citizens

718 85.8%

Foreign residents

119 14.2%

Population density

203 pop./km²

0–19 · 186 · 22.2%20–64 · 523 · 62.5%65+ · 128 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 14.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saint-Barthélemy

BFS

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

51.7% YesNo 48.3%

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

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

78.5% YesNo 21.5%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

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

6.1% YesNo 93.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.6% · strongest party

SVP28.6%

SP22.2%

FDP20.9%

Mitte8.2%

GLP8.1%

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 269 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%)

Saint-BarthélemyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saint-Barthélemy	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020988 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

613 m

Mean elevation

593 m

Relief

43 m

Mean slope

2.8°

Flat share

86.4%

South-facing

1.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 43 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

7.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.4 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

1.54 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

325

Built before 194632.6%

Built since 200131.1%

1.54 %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 49 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 180/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDominique Dafflon

Websitest-barthelemy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities837 #158 VD · #1562 CH Families & children22.2% #178 VD · #507 CH Age structure15.3% #236 VD · #1966 CH Women share47.9% #273 VD · #1892 CH Foreign residents14.2% #237 VD · #1348 CH Population density203/km² #116 VD · #1019 CH Tax burden16'621 #267 VD · #1656 CH Taxes77% #269 VD Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #127 VD · #452 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #215 VD · #822 CH Rainiest municipalities988 mm #212 VD · #1681 CH Voter turnout65% #53 VD · #161 CH SVP strongholds28.6% #96 VD · #1359 CH SP strongholds22.2% #122 VD · #313 CH Centre strongholds8.2% #22 VD · #1416 CH FDP strongholds20.9% #188 VD · #395 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #118 VD · #571 CH Green strongholds6.8% #263 VD · #1147 CH Largest by area4.1 km² #195 VD · #1697 CH Highest municipalities593 m #134 VD · #847 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #180 VD · #1683 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #114 VD · #445 CH Highest peaks613 m #194 VD · #1485 CH Highest-lying municipalities593 m #148 VD · #1035 CH Greatest vertical range43 m #290 VD · #2055 CH Steepest municipalities2.8° #250 VD · #1925 CH Solar potential8 GWh #181 VD · #1700 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #41 VD · #1323 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #208 VD · #732 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1040

St-Barthélemy VD

Localities

swisstopo · 1

St-Barthélemy VD1040

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Oulens-sous-Echallens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saint-Barthélemy?: The postal code of Saint-Barthélemy is 1040.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Barthélemy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Barthélemy is 77% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Barthélemy?: A single person without children pays about 16'621 CHF income tax in Saint-Barthélemy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 263 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Barthélemy have?: Saint-Barthélemy has 837 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Barthélemy?: Saint-Barthélemy has 119 foreign residents, a share of 14.22% (2025).

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