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

Vaulion

1325

VD CANTON1325

Residents

500

Area

13.2 km²

Population density

38 pop./km²

Elevation

960 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'482 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

81%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Vaulion

BFS

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

49.5% YesNo 50.6%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

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

78.4% YesNo 21.6%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.7%

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

22.2% YesNo 77.8%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

3.68 %

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

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaude Languetin

Websitevaulion.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities500 #213 VD · #1805 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 turnout61.1% #123 VD · #393 CH SVP strongholds27.3% #110 VD · #1440 CH SP strongholds13.1% #279 VD · #1157 CH Centre strongholds7.7% #31 VD · #1483 CH FDP strongholds22.5% #159 VD · #326 CH GLP strongholds16.4% #4 VD · #7 CH Green strongholds9.1% #215 VD · #692 CH Largest by area13.2 km² #69 VD · #741 CH Highest municipalities960 m #25 VD · #287 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #85 VD · #1101 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #217 VD · #1037 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 Cheapest electricity35.25 Rp./kWh #296 VD · #2064 CH Most expensive electricity35.25 Rp./kWh #7 VD · #45 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1325

Vaulion

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vaulion1325

Nearby municipalities

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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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