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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'479 47.8%
Men
2'712 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'153 22.2%
Swiss citizens
2'819 54.3%
Foreign residents
2'372 45.7%
Population density
215 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'153 · 22.2%20–64 · 3'174 · 61.1%65+ · 864 · 16.6%
Foreign residents 45.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +36 (+0.7%) · 54 births · 32 deaths · net migration −4
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 28.6% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 27.2% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.3%
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 l'Ouest lausannois: 49.4% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 40.4% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 33.9% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 49.2% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 41.8% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.7%
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 l'Ouest lausannois: 52.7% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
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 l'Ouest lausannois: 56.0% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 70.9% Yes
68.7% YesNo 31.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP29.3% · strongest party
FDP29.3%
SP19.7%
SVP16.7%
GRÜNE13.6%
GLP12.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier55%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
55%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 9 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'157 CHF(15.2%)
Rank 8 of 300 in the canton · 1030 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:15'157 CHF(~15.2%)
Saint-SulpiceCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeSaint-SulpiceVaudSwitzerland median
40'0003.9%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.1%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.5%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00012.5%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.4%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.1%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.2%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.1%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00017.8%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00018.6%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00019.4%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00021.2%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00022.9%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00024.3%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00025.7%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00026.9%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00027.9%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'060 mm
11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
407 m
Mean elevation
373 m
Relief
35 m
Mean slope
0.2°
Flat share
99.0%
South-facing
0.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 35 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
25.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
34.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'600
Per inhabitant
4'874 kWh/yr
25 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
27.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.92 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.28 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.62 Rp./kWh
27.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Services Industriels de Lausanne
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
0.68 %
Second homes
12.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
2'654
Built before 19468.5%
Built since 200147.7%
0.68 %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
1'813
Workplaces
361
Services share
78 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 1'415 (78.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 34 min · Car 14 min
AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 270/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5648
Head of governmentAlain Clerc
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'191 #34 VD · #415 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #143 VD · #968 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #158 VD · #1142 CHJobs per resident0.35 #110 VD · #1061 CHFamilies & children22.2% #182 VD · #511 CHAge structure16.6% #195 VD · #1836 CHWomen share47.8% #277 VD · #1914 CHForeign residents45.7% #7 VD · #31 CHPopulation density215/km² #111 VD · #987 CHTax burden15'157 #9 VD · #1031 CHTaxes55% #9 VDWarmest municipalities11.4 °C #3 VD · #29 CHSunniest municipalities46.5% #92 VD · #513 CHRainiest municipalities1'060 mm #150 VD · #1326 CHVoter turnout66.8% #56 VD · #138 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #95 VD · #872 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #39 VD · #614 CHSVP strongholds16.7% #263 VD · #1930 CHSP strongholds19.7% #172 VD · #492 CHCentre strongholds4.1% #197 VD · #1901 CHFDP strongholds29.3% #48 VD · #104 CHGLP strongholds12.3% #23 VD · #132 CHGreen strongholds13.6% #73 VD · #214 CHLargest by area24.1 km² #30 VD · #392 CHHighest municipalities394 m #289 VD · #1920 CHSecond homes12.5% #98 VD · #843 CHOrganic farming0% #238 VD · #1987 CHBest-connected municipalities34 min #31 VD · #146 CHRemotest municipalities34 min #270 VD · #1974 CHHighest peaks407 m #297 VD · #2086 CHHighest-lying municipalities373 m #300 VD · #2053 CHGreatest vertical range35 m #295 VD · #2075 CHSteepest municipalities0.2° #300 VD · #2109 CHSolar potential25 GWh #69 VD · #829 CHSolar potential per capita4'874 kWh #286 VD · #1992 CHCheapest electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #19 VD · #1227 CHMost expensive electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #282 VD · #880 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Saint-Sulpice?
Saint-Sulpice has 2 postal codes: 1015, 1025.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Sulpice?
The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Sulpice is 55% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Sulpice?
A single person without children pays about 15'157 CHF income tax in Saint-Sulpice on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Sulpice have?
Saint-Sulpice has 5'191 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Sulpice?
Saint-Sulpice has 2'372 foreign residents, a share of 45.69% (2025).

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