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Saint-Sulpice

1015–1025
VD CANTON10151025
Residents
5'191
Area
24.1 km²
Population density
215 pop./km²
Elevation
394 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
55%
Postal codes
2

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

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%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026
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%3.74.3%5.4%
50'0007.1%6.98.1%7.8%
60'00010.5%1011.8%10.5%
70'00012.5%11.914.1%11.9%
80'00013.4%12.815.1%13.1%
90'00014.1%13.515.9%14.1%
100'00015.2%14.617%15.3%
110'00016.1%15.418%16.3%
120'00017%16.319%17.2%
130'00017.8%17.119.9%18.1%
140'00018.6%17.920.8%19%
150'00019.4%18.621.6%19.7%
175'00021.2%20.523.6%21.6%
200'00022.9%22.125.4%23.2%
225'00024.3%23.526.9%24.6%
250'00025.7%24.828.4%25.8%
275'00026.9%2629.6%26.8%
300'00027.9%2730.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

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
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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
27.9 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.35 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.93 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.62 Rp./kWh
27.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
0.68 %
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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Head of governmentAlain Clerc
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

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).

Map

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