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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
952 49.4%
Men
974 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
414 21.5%
Swiss citizens
1'307 67.9%
Foreign residents
619 32.1%
Population density
344 pop./km²
0–19 · 414 · 21.5%20–64 · 1'192 · 61.9%65+ · 320 · 16.6%
Foreign residents 32.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −8 (−0.4%) · 19 births · 9 deaths · net migration −12
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 Morges: 25.7% Yes
24.8% YesNo 75.2%
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 Morges: 54.3% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
34.1% YesNo 66.0%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.4%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
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 Morges: 42.3% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
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 Morges: 44.7% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP23.7% · strongest party
FDP23.7%
SP21.9%
SVP15.1%
GRÜNE14.6%
Mitte9.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier64%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
64%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 62 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'756 CHF(~15.8%)
TolochenazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeTolochenazVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.9%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.9%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.7%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.8%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.7%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.6%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.4%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.3%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.1%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.7%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.2%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.6%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.8%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.8%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
431 m
Mean elevation
381 m
Relief
59 m
Mean slope
0.9°
Flat share
95.5%
South-facing
2.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 59 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
22.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'100
Per inhabitant
11'911 kWh/yr
23 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
28.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.62 Rp./kWh
28.59 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
0.11 %
Second homes
6.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
879
Built before 19468.5%
Built since 200114.0%
0.11 %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
2'612
Workplaces
152
Services share
68.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (0.8%) · Secondary 806 (30.9%) · Tertiary 1'786 (68.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
15 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 36 min · Car 21 min
AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 262/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5649
Head of governmentSalvatore Guarna
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'926 #84 VD · #991 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #209 VD · #1617 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #93 VD · #496 CHJobs per resident1.36 #8 VD · #40 CHFamilies & children21.5% #205 VD · #667 CHAge structure16.6% #196 VD · #1837 CHWomen share49.4% #211 VD · #1345 CHForeign residents32.1% #48 VD · #229 CHPopulation density344/km² #67 VD · #698 CHTax burden15'756 #66 VD · #1170 CHTaxes64% #62 VDWarmest municipalities11.2 °C #10 VD · #40 CHSunniest municipalities47.2% #50 VD · #418 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #206 VD · #1646 CHVoter turnout56% #243 VD · #1092 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #49 VD · #637 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #96 VD · #848 CHSVP strongholds15.1% #282 VD · #1990 CHSP strongholds21.9% #126 VD · #334 CHCentre strongholds9% #17 VD · #1307 CHFDP strongholds23.7% #144 VD · #288 CHGLP strongholds7.7% #133 VD · #634 CHGreen strongholds14.6% #46 VD · #155 CHLargest by area5.6 km² #158 VD · #1458 CHHighest municipalities423 m #267 VD · #1754 CHSecond homes6.2% #279 VD · #1948 CHOrganic farming33.3% #34 VD · #283 CHBest-connected municipalities36 min #41 VD · #180 CHRemotest municipalities36 min #262 VD · #1944 CHHighest peaks431 m #292 VD · #2060 CHHighest-lying municipalities381 m #285 VD · #2026 CHGreatest vertical range59 m #281 VD · #2007 CHSteepest municipalities0.9° #289 VD · #2082 CHSolar potential23 GWh #71 VD · #911 CHSolar potential per capita11'911 kWh #125 VD · #767 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #169 VD · #1467 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #118 VD · #626 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Tolochenaz?
The postal code of Tolochenaz is 1131.
What is the tax rate in Tolochenaz?
The municipal tax multiplier of Tolochenaz is 64% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Tolochenaz?
A single person without children pays about 15'756 CHF income tax in Tolochenaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Tolochenaz have?
Tolochenaz has 1'926 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Tolochenaz?
Tolochenaz has 619 foreign residents, a share of 32.14% (2025).

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