What is the postal code of Sullens?

The postal code of Sullens is 1036.

What is the tax rate in Sullens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sullens is 64% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Sullens?

A single person without children pays about 15'756 CHF income tax in Sullens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sullens have?

Sullens has 1'283 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sullens?

Sullens has 275 foreign residents, a share of 21.43% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Sullens

1036

VD CANTON1036

Residents

1'283

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

328 pop./km²

Elevation

591 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

64%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

633 49.3%

Men

650 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

309 24.1%

Swiss citizens

1'008 78.6%

Foreign residents

275 21.4%

Population density

328 pop./km²

0–19 · 309 · 24.1%20–64 · 774 · 60.3%65+ · 200 · 15.6%

Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sullens

BFS

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

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

24.8% YesNo 75.2%

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

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

16.0% YesNo 84.0%

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

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.9% · strongest party

SVP26.9%

FDP26.8%

SP19.6%

GRÜNE9.2%

GLP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

64%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 60 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'756 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 59 of 300 in the canton · 1163 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:15'756 CHF(~15.8%)

SullensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sullens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020983 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

608 m

Mean elevation

574 m

Relief

121 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

73.9%

South-facing

1.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 121 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

9.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

1.95 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

514

Built before 194622.4%

Built since 200132.5%

1.95 %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 46 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 203/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentChristian Sechaud

Websitesullens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'283 #111 VD · #1277 CH Families & children24.1% #76 VD · #158 CH Age structure15.6% #228 VD · #1934 CH Women share49.3% #217 VD · #1403 CH Foreign residents21.4% #137 VD · #748 CH Population density328/km² #71 VD · #722 CH Tax burden15'756 #65 VD · #1169 CH Taxes64% #60 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #109 VD · #363 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #166 VD · #697 CH Rainiest municipalities983 mm #218 VD · #1700 CH Voter turnout59.3% #156 VD · #547 CH Against Switzerland17.2% #69 VD · #746 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.8% #73 VD · #717 CH SVP strongholds26.9% #115 VD · #1462 CH SP strongholds19.6% #173 VD · #493 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #120 VD · #1778 CH FDP strongholds26.8% #82 VD · #166 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #158 VD · #780 CH Green strongholds9.2% #214 VD · #683 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #206 VD · #1733 CH Highest municipalities591 m #136 VD · #851 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #203 VD · #1745 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #94 VD · #371 CH Highest peaks608 m #200 VD · #1506 CH Highest-lying municipalities574 m #162 VD · #1116 CH Greatest vertical range121 m #205 VD · #1733 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #217 VD · #1805 CH Solar potential9 GWh #158 VD · #1604 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #33 VD · #1315 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #200 VD · #724 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1036

Sullens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Sullens1036

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

VD · 3 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sullens?: The postal code of Sullens is 1036.
What is the tax rate in Sullens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sullens is 64% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Sullens?: A single person without children pays about 15'756 CHF income tax in Sullens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sullens have?: Sullens has 1'283 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sullens?: Sullens has 275 foreign residents, a share of 21.43% (2025).

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