What is the postal code of Vallorbe?

The postal code of Vallorbe is 1337.

What is the tax rate in Vallorbe?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vallorbe is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Vallorbe?

A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Vallorbe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vallorbe have?

Vallorbe has 4'413 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vallorbe?

Vallorbe has 1'584 foreign residents, a share of 35.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Vallorbe

1337

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'151 48.7%

Men

2'262 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'040 23.6%

Swiss citizens

2'829 64.1%

Foreign residents

1'584 35.9%

Population density

190 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'040 · 23.6%20–64 · 2'634 · 59.7%65+ · 739 · 16.7%

Foreign residents 35.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +94 (+2.2%) · 40 births · 36 deaths · net migration +83

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

Vote results for Vallorbe

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

60.7% YesNo 39.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.1% · strongest party

SVP27.1%

SP25.8%

FDP25.8%

GRÜNE9.0%

GLP3.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 147 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'155 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

VallorbeCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vallorbe	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'473 mm

7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'441 m

Mean elevation

948 m

Relief

837 m

Mean slope

18.6°

Flat share

10.8%

South-facing

19.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 837 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

30.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'700

Per inhabitant

6'843 kWh/yr

30 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

33.52 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

33.52 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator VOé distribution 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Vallorbe →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

2.46 %

Second homes

12.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

2'273

Built before 194652.5%

Built since 200123.1%

2.46 %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

1'438

Workplaces

262

Services share

59.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 35 (2.4%) · Secondary 542 (37.7%) · Tertiary 861 (59.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

395 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 146/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5764

Head of governmentStéphane Costantini

Websitevallorbe.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vallorbe ranks

Largest municipalities4'413 #42 VD · #510 CH Growing municipalities2.2% #51 VD · #304 CH Shrinking municipalities2.2% #250 VD · #1805 CH Jobs per resident0.33 #122 VD · #1155 CH Families & children23.6% #101 VD · #220 CH Age structure16.7% #192 VD · #1823 CH Women share48.7% #245 VD · #1658 CH Foreign residents35.9% #30 VD · #141 CH Population density190/km² #125 VD · #1062 CH Tax burden16'155 #153 VD · #1361 CH Taxes70% #147 VD Warmest municipalities7.8 °C #268 VD · #1743 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #170 VD · #701 CH Rainiest municipalities1'473 mm #28 VD · #273 CH Voter turnout48.5% #293 VD · #1892 CH Against Switzerland14.9% #110 VD · #900 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.1% #33 VD · #566 CH SVP strongholds27.1% #113 VD · #1454 CH SP strongholds25.8% #61 VD · #142 CH Centre strongholds2.4% #286 VD · #2033 CH FDP strongholds25.8% #97 VD · #203 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #268 VD · #1520 CH Green strongholds9% #219 VD · #713 CH Largest by area23.2 km² #32 VD · #412 CH Highest municipalities757 m #50 VD · #491 CH Second homes12.4% #101 VD · #851 CH Organic farming16.7% #99 VD · #809 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #155 VD · #607 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #146 VD · #1527 CH Highest peaks1'441 m #42 VD · #483 CH Highest-lying municipalities948 m #44 VD · #463 CH Greatest vertical range837 m #39 VD · #493 CH Steepest municipalities18.6° #15 VD · #437 CH Solar potential30 GWh #56 VD · #670 CH Solar potential per capita6'843 kWh #260 VD · #1707 CH Cheapest electricity33.52 Rp./kWh #294 VD · #2041 CH Most expensive electricity33.52 Rp./kWh #7 VD · #66 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1337

Vallorbe

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vallorbe1337

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vallorbe?: The postal code of Vallorbe is 1337.
What is the tax rate in Vallorbe?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vallorbe is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Vallorbe?: A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Vallorbe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vallorbe have?: Vallorbe has 4'413 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vallorbe?: Vallorbe has 1'584 foreign residents, a share of 35.89% (2025).

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