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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%
Population change 2025: −14 (−1.2%) · 6 births · 4 deaths · net migration −18
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
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 de Nyon: 61.6% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
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 de Nyon: 39.9% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.8%
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 de Nyon: 42.9% Yes
37.1% YesNo 63.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes
75.7% YesNo 24.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'689 CHF(~15.7%)
VichCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeVichVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.9%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00012.9%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.9%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.6%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.7%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.6%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.5%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.4%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00021.9%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.6%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.1%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.5%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.7%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.7%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °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
Roof potential
10.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
8'759 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
32.13 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.45 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.26 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.62 Rp./kWh
32.13 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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
0.36 %
Second homes
11.9 %
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 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
543
Workplaces
109
Services share
87.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (5.2%) · Secondary 40 (7.4%) · Tertiary 475 (87.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
63 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5732
Head of governmentMichel Burnand
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'168 #125 VD · #1346 CHGrowing municipalities-1.2% #250 VD · #1861 CHShrinking municipalities-1.2% #51 VD · #251 CHJobs per resident0.46 #74 VD · #646 CHFamilies & children22.3% #174 VD · #481 CHAge structure16.3% #207 VD · #1875 CHWomen share49.7% #188 VD · #1159 CHForeign residents28.5% #69 VD · #376 CHPopulation density754/km² #28 VD · #328 CHTax burden15'689 #56 VD · #1153 CHTaxes63% #55 VDWarmest municipalities10.5 °C #78 VD · #232 CHSunniest municipalities47.3% #46 VD · #407 CHRainiest municipalities1'070 mm #143 VD · #1275 CHVoter turnout60% #176 VD · #593 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #67 VD · #726 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #86 VD · #775 CHSVP strongholds18.5% #236 VD · #1859 CHSP strongholds18% #202 VD · #628 CHCentre strongholds7% #43 VD · #1573 CHFDP strongholds25.2% #109 VD · #223 CHGLP strongholds8.7% #99 VD · #486 CHGreen strongholds15.4% #33 VD · #120 CHLargest by area1.6 km² #292 VD · #2060 CHHighest municipalities457 m #235 VD · #1478 CHSecond homes11.9% #116 VD · #919 CHOrganic farming33.3% #38 VD · #287 CHBest-connected municipalities56 min #167 VD · #669 CHRemotest municipalities56 min #135 VD · #1471 CHHighest peaks579 m #219 VD · #1621 CHHighest-lying municipalities463 m #232 VD · #1636 CHGreatest vertical range170 m #156 VD · #1494 CHSteepest municipalities5.4° #157 VD · #1504 CHSolar potential10 GWh #146 VD · #1540 CHSolar potential per capita8'759 kWh #203 VD · #1307 CHCheapest electricity32.13 Rp./kWh #292 VD · #2003 CHMost expensive electricity32.13 Rp./kWh #12 VD · #107 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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