What is the postal code of Vaulion?

The postal code of Vaulion is 1325.

What is the tax rate in Vaulion?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vaulion is 81% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Vaulion?

A single person without children pays about 16'887 CHF income tax in Vaulion on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 293 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vaulion have?

Vaulion has 500 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vaulion?

Vaulion has 74 foreign residents, a share of 14.8% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Vaulion

1325

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

252 50.4%

Men

248 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

100 20.0%

Swiss citizens

426 85.2%

Foreign residents

74 14.8%

Population density

38 pop./km²

0–19 · 100 · 20.0%20–64 · 296 · 59.2%65+ · 104 · 20.8%

Foreign residents 14.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +12 (+2.5%) · 3 births · 3 deaths · net migration +13

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 Vaulion

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

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

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.6%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

43.1% YesNo 56.9%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.6%

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.3% · strongest party

SVP27.3%

FDP22.5%

GLP16.4%

SP13.1%

GRÜNE9.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier81%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

81%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 295 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'887 CHF(16.9%)

Rank 293 of 300 in the canton · 1805 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:16'887 CHF(~16.9%)

VaulionCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vaulion	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	15%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.8%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.9%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.4%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.5%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'527 mm

6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'482 m

Mean elevation

1'093 m

Relief

627 m

Mean slope

13°

Flat share

18.5%

South-facing

28.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 627 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

8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

Per inhabitant

16'020 kWh/yr

8 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 Vaulion →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

3.68 %

Second homes

17.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

299

Built before 194681.9%

Built since 20012.0%

3.68 %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

153

Workplaces

Services share

30.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 64 (41.8%) · Secondary 42 (27.5%) · Tertiary 47 (30.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

36.4 %

Farmland

293 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 62 min · Car 37 min

Remoteness 85/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5765

Head of governmentClaude Languetin

Websitevaulion.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vaulion ranks

Largest municipalities500 #213 VD · #1805 CH Growing municipalities2.5% #44 VD · #245 CH Shrinking municipalities2.5% #258 VD · #1867 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #133 VD · #1256 CH Families & children20% #249 VD · #1162 CH Age structure20.8% #60 VD · #1083 CH Women share50.4% #130 VD · #708 CH Foreign residents14.8% #226 VD · #1296 CH Population density38/km² #279 VD · #1858 CH Tax burden16'887 #296 VD · #1809 CH Taxes81% #295 VD Warmest municipalities6.5 °C #279 VD · #1899 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #219 VD · #826 CH Rainiest municipalities1'527 mm #19 VD · #221 CH Voter turnout63.4% #114 VD · #298 CH SVP strongholds27.3% #110 VD · #1442 CH SP strongholds13.1% #279 VD · #1161 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #31 VD · #1487 CH FDP strongholds22.5% #159 VD · #327 CH GLP strongholds16.4% #4 VD · #7 CH Green strongholds9.1% #215 VD · #695 CH Largest by area13.2 km² #69 VD · #741 CH Highest municipalities960 m #25 VD · #287 CH Second homes17.6% #31 VD · #415 CH Organic farming36.4% #24 VD · #236 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #217 VD · #1037 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #85 VD · #1101 CH Highest peaks1'482 m #36 VD · #465 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'093 m #26 VD · #359 CH Greatest vertical range627 m #56 VD · #594 CH Steepest municipalities13° #33 VD · #700 CH Solar potential8 GWh #179 VD · #1695 CH Solar potential per capita16'020 kWh #59 VD · #360 CH Cheapest electricity33.52 Rp./kWh #295 VD · #2042 CH Most expensive electricity33.52 Rp./kWh #8 VD · #67 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1325

Vaulion

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vaulion1325

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vaulion?: The postal code of Vaulion is 1325.
What is the tax rate in Vaulion?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vaulion is 81% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Vaulion?: A single person without children pays about 16'887 CHF income tax in Vaulion on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 293 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vaulion have?: Vaulion has 500 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vaulion?: Vaulion has 74 foreign residents, a share of 14.8% (2025).

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