What is the postal code of Saint-Prex?

The postal code of Saint-Prex is 1162.

What is the tax rate in Saint-Prex?

The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Prex is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Saint-Prex?

A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Saint-Prex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saint-Prex have?

Saint-Prex has 5'923 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Prex?

Saint-Prex has 2'141 foreign residents, a share of 36.15% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Saint-Prex

1162

VD CANTON1162

Residents

5'923

Area

25.3 km²

Population density

235 pop./km²

Elevation

402 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'052 51.5%

Men

2'871 48.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'308 22.1%

Swiss citizens

3'782 63.9%

Foreign residents

2'141 36.2%

Population density

235 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'308 · 22.1%20–64 · 3'623 · 61.2%65+ · 992 · 16.7%

Foreign residents 36.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saint-Prex

BFS

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

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

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

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

79.6% YesNo 20.4%

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

38.3% YesNo 61.7%

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

20.9% YesNo 79.2%

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

11.0% YesNo 89.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.7% · strongest party

FDP28.7%

SP20.6%

SVP17.4%

GRÜNE12.8%

GLP11.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

59%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 26 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'423 CHF(15.4%)

Rank 23 of 300 in the canton · 1080 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:15'423 CHF(~15.4%)

Saint-PrexCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saint-Prex	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.9%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.6%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020963 mm

11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

462 m

Mean elevation

380 m

Relief

90 m

Mean slope

0.8°

Flat share

95.2%

South-facing

2.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 90 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

42.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

54.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'400

42 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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'933

Built before 194612.3%

Built since 200131.3%

0.41 %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 37 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 259/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDaniel Mosini

Websitesaint-prex.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'923 #30 VD · #347 CH Families & children22.1% #184 VD · #528 CH Age structure16.7% #190 VD · #1821 CH Women share51.5% #59 VD · #239 CH Foreign residents36.2% #29 VD · #135 CH Population density235/km² #103 VD · #928 CH Tax burden15'423 #27 VD · #1084 CH Taxes59% #26 VD Warmest municipalities11.1 °C #15 VD · #58 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #29 VD · #368 CH Rainiest municipalities963 mm #239 VD · #1779 CH Voter turnout58.2% #178 VD · #672 CH Against Switzerland17% #79 VD · #804 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #64 VD · #695 CH SVP strongholds17.4% #254 VD · #1902 CH SP strongholds20.6% #156 VD · #425 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #224 VD · #1930 CH FDP strongholds28.7% #56 VD · #115 CH GLP strongholds11.4% #35 VD · #192 CH Green strongholds12.8% #99 VD · #269 CH Largest by area25.3 km² #26 VD · #363 CH Highest municipalities402 m #285 VD · #1886 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #259 VD · #1928 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #45 VD · #193 CH Highest peaks462 m #281 VD · #2000 CH Highest-lying municipalities380 m #287 VD · #2031 CH Greatest vertical range90 m #245 VD · #1886 CH Steepest municipalities0.8° #290 VD · #2085 CH Solar potential42 GWh #39 VD · #428 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #61 VD · #1343 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #228 VD · #752 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1162

St-Prex

Localities

swisstopo · 1

St-Prex1162

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saint-Prex?: The postal code of Saint-Prex is 1162.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Prex?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Prex is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Prex?: A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Saint-Prex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Prex have?: Saint-Prex has 5'923 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Prex?: Saint-Prex has 2'141 foreign residents, a share of 36.15% (2025).

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