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

Vallorbe

1337

VD CANTON1337

Residents

4'413

Area

23.2 km²

Population density

190 pop./km²

Elevation

757 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'441 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

70%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Vallorbe

BFS

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

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.7% 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

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.6%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

35.25 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.79 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

35.25 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.46 %

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

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentStéphane Costantini

Websitevallorbe.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'413 #42 VD · #510 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 turnout47% #293 VD · #1932 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #110 VD · #900 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #33 VD · #566 CH SVP strongholds27.1% #113 VD · #1452 CH SP strongholds25.8% #61 VD · #142 CH Centre strongholds2.4% #286 VD · #2028 CH FDP strongholds25.8% #97 VD · #201 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #268 VD · #1519 CH Green strongholds9% #219 VD · #710 CH Largest by area23.2 km² #32 VD · #412 CH Highest municipalities757 m #50 VD · #489 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #146 VD · #1527 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #155 VD · #605 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 Cheapest electricity35.25 Rp./kWh #295 VD · #2063 CH Most expensive electricity35.25 Rp./kWh #6 VD · #44 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1337

Vallorbe

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vallorbe1337

Nearby municipalities

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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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