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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'797 49.9%
Men
1'803 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
813 22.6%
Swiss citizens
2'823 78.4%
Foreign residents
777 21.6%
Population density
225 pop./km²
0–19 · 813 · 22.6%20–64 · 2'072 · 57.6%65+ · 715 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 21.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +83 (+2.4%) · 26 births · 27 deaths · net migration +80
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 Lavaux-Oron: 24.7% Yes
25.7% 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 Lavaux-Oron: 56.8% Yes
56.4% YesNo 43.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 47.7% 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 Lavaux-Oron: 33.2% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.3%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 39.4% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 48.8% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
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 Lavaux-Oron: 41.7% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
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 Lavaux-Oron: 44.5% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 69.0% Yes
64.6% YesNo 35.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP31.4% · strongest party
FDP31.4%
SP20.8%
SVP16.9%
GRÜNE15.2%
GLP6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier69%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
69%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 122 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'089 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 120 of 300 in the canton · 1318 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:16'089 CHF(~16.1%)
SavignyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSavignyVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.1%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.3%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.2%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.1%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.8%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.7%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.5%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.4%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.1%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.6%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.3%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.3%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 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'364 mm
9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
906 m
Mean elevation
830 m
Relief
189 m
Mean slope
5.3°
Flat share
58.1%
South-facing
15.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 189 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
33.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'500
Per inhabitant
9'397 kWh/yr
34 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 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
0.62 %
Second homes
9.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'623
Built before 194624.6%
Built since 200116.8%
0.62 %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
1'531
Workplaces
299
Services share
73.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 90 (5.9%) · Secondary 311 (20.3%) · Tertiary 1'130 (73.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
34
Organic share
11.8 %
Farmland
851 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 35 min · Car 22 min
AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 263/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5611
Head of governmentChantal Weidmann Yenny
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'600 #51 VD · #619 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #46 VD · #269 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #255 VD · #1843 CHJobs per resident0.43 #79 VD · #747 CHFamilies & children22.6% #144 VD · #401 CHAge structure19.9% #79 VD · #1273 CHWomen share49.9% #174 VD · #1036 CHForeign residents21.6% #136 VD · #741 CHPopulation density225/km² #108 VD · #963 CHTax burden16'089 #130 VD · #1328 CHTaxes69% #122 VDWarmest municipalities9 °C #240 VD · #1386 CHSunniest municipalities46% #118 VD · #564 CHRainiest municipalities1'364 mm #36 VD · #408 CHVoter turnout63.3% #115 VD · #305 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #118 VD · #950 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #24 VD · #548 CHSVP strongholds16.9% #258 VD · #1920 CHSP strongholds20.8% #149 VD · #408 CHCentre strongholds4% #201 VD · #1907 CHFDP strongholds31.4% #27 VD · #66 CHGLP strongholds6.8% #161 VD · #802 CHGreen strongholds15.2% #37 VD · #128 CHLargest by area16 km² #56 VD · #604 CHHighest municipalities793 m #41 VD · #438 CHSecond homes9.7% #171 VD · #1254 CHOrganic farming11.8% #136 VD · #1105 CHBest-connected municipalities35 min #36 VD · #162 CHRemotest municipalities35 min #263 VD · #1953 CHHighest peaks906 m #76 VD · #822 CHHighest-lying municipalities830 m #57 VD · #586 CHGreatest vertical range189 m #139 VD · #1422 CHSteepest municipalities5.3° #160 VD · #1519 CHSolar potential34 GWh #47 VD · #594 CHSolar potential per capita9'397 kWh #188 VD · #1181 CHCheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #49 VD · #1262 CHMost expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #220 VD · #813 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Savigny?
Savigny has 3 postal codes: 1073, 1090, 1091.
What is the tax rate in Savigny?
The municipal tax multiplier of Savigny is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Savigny?
A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Savigny on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Savigny have?
Savigny has 3'600 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Savigny?
Savigny has 777 foreign residents, a share of 21.58% (2025).

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