What is the postal code of Vich?

The postal code of Vich is 1267.

What is the tax rate in Vich?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vich is 63% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Vich?

A single person without children pays about 15'689 CHF income tax in Vich on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vich have?

Vich has 1'168 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vich?

Vich has 333 foreign residents, a share of 28.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Vich

1267

VD CANTON1267

Residents

1'168

Area

1.6 km²

Population density

754 pop./km²

Elevation

457 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

63%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

580 49.7%

Men

588 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

261 22.3%

Swiss citizens

835 71.5%

Foreign residents

333 28.5%

Population density

754 pop./km²

0–19 · 261 · 22.3%20–64 · 717 · 61.4%65+ · 190 · 16.3%

Foreign residents 28.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Vich

BFS

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

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

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

30.6% YesNo 69.4%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

80.3% YesNo 19.7%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.7%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

14.1% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP25.2% · strongest party

FDP25.2%

SVP18.5%

SP18.0%

GRÜNE15.4%

GLP8.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

63%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 55 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'689 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 55 of 300 in the canton · 1152 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:15'689 CHF(~15.7%)

VichCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vich	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	12.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'070 mm

10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

579 m

Mean elevation

463 m

Relief

170 m

Mean slope

5.4°

Flat share

68.0%

South-facing

6.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 170 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

10.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

10 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

30.04 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.64 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.97 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.04 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Société Electrique Intercommunale de la Côte 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

0.36 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

557

Built before 194616.5%

Built since 200146.3%

0.36 %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 56 min · Car 34 min

AgglomerationPT 56 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 135/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMichel Burnand

Websitevich.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'168 #125 VD · #1346 CH Families & children22.3% #174 VD · #481 CH Age structure16.3% #207 VD · #1875 CH Women share49.7% #188 VD · #1159 CH Foreign residents28.5% #69 VD · #376 CH Population density754/km² #28 VD · #328 CH Tax burden15'689 #56 VD · #1153 CH Taxes63% #55 VD Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #78 VD · #232 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #46 VD · #407 CH Rainiest municipalities1'070 mm #143 VD · #1275 CH Voter turnout58.9% #164 VD · #595 CH Against Switzerland18% #67 VD · #726 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #86 VD · #775 CH SVP strongholds18.5% #236 VD · #1855 CH SP strongholds18% #202 VD · #624 CH Centre strongholds7% #43 VD · #1570 CH FDP strongholds25.2% #109 VD · #221 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #99 VD · #486 CH Green strongholds15.4% #33 VD · #118 CH Largest by area1.6 km² #292 VD · #2060 CH Highest municipalities457 m #235 VD · #1479 CH Remotest municipalities56 min #135 VD · #1473 CH Best-connected municipalities56 min #167 VD · #667 CH Highest peaks579 m #219 VD · #1621 CH Highest-lying municipalities463 m #232 VD · #1636 CH Greatest vertical range170 m #156 VD · #1494 CH Steepest municipalities5.4° #157 VD · #1504 CH Solar potential10 GWh #146 VD · #1540 CH Cheapest electricity30.04 Rp./kWh #243 VD · #1633 CH Most expensive electricity30.04 Rp./kWh #61 VD · #477 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1267

Vich

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Vich1267

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vich?: The postal code of Vich is 1267.
What is the tax rate in Vich?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vich is 63% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Vich?: A single person without children pays about 15'689 CHF income tax in Vich on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vich have?: Vich has 1'168 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vich?: Vich has 333 foreign residents, a share of 28.51% (2025).

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