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).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Tolochenaz

1131

VD CANTON1131

Residents

1'926

Area

5.6 km²

Population density

344 pop./km²

Elevation

423 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

64%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Tolochenaz

BFS

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

34.1% YesNo 66.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.2% YesNo 31.8%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

81.6% YesNo 18.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.1%

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

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

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

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:15'756 CHF(~15.8%)

TolochenazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Tolochenaz	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 1991–202011.2 °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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

22.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'100

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 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

0.11 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentSalvatore Guarna

Websitetolochenaz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'926 #84 VD · #991 CH Families & children21.5% #205 VD · #667 CH Age structure16.6% #196 VD · #1837 CH Women share49.4% #211 VD · #1345 CH Foreign residents32.1% #48 VD · #229 CH Population density344/km² #67 VD · #698 CH Tax burden15'756 #66 VD · #1170 CH Taxes64% #62 VD Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #10 VD · #40 CH Sunniest municipalities47.2% #50 VD · #418 CH Rainiest municipalities995 mm #206 VD · #1646 CH Voter turnout56.1% #212 VD · #931 CH Against Switzerland19% #49 VD · #637 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #96 VD · #850 CH SVP strongholds15.1% #282 VD · #1986 CH SP strongholds21.9% #126 VD · #332 CH Centre strongholds9% #17 VD · #1303 CH FDP strongholds23.7% #144 VD · #287 CH GLP strongholds7.7% #133 VD · #633 CH Green strongholds14.6% #46 VD · #153 CH Largest by area5.6 km² #158 VD · #1458 CH Highest municipalities423 m #267 VD · #1754 CH Remotest municipalities36 min #262 VD · #1944 CH Best-connected municipalities36 min #41 VD · #180 CH Highest peaks431 m #292 VD · #2060 CH Highest-lying municipalities381 m #285 VD · #2026 CH Greatest vertical range59 m #281 VD · #2007 CH Steepest municipalities0.9° #289 VD · #2082 CH Solar potential23 GWh #71 VD · #911 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #169 VD · #1558 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #116 VD · #533 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1131

Tolochenaz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Tolochenaz1131

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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