What is the postal code of Villars-le-Terroir?

The postal code of Villars-le-Terroir is 1040.

What is the tax rate in Villars-le-Terroir?

The municipal tax multiplier of Villars-le-Terroir is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Villars-le-Terroir?

A single person without children pays about 16'564 CHF income tax in Villars-le-Terroir on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 260 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Villars-le-Terroir have?

Villars-le-Terroir has 1'334 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Villars-le-Terroir?

Villars-le-Terroir has 198 foreign residents, a share of 14.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Villars-le-Terroir

1040

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

668 50.1%

Men

666 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

320 24.0%

Swiss citizens

1'136 85.2%

Foreign residents

198 14.8%

Population density

188 pop./km²

0–19 · 320 · 24.0%20–64 · 803 · 60.2%65+ · 211 · 15.8%

Foreign residents 14.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +26 (+2%) · 5 births · 6 deaths · net migration +26

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 Villars-le-Terroir

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

59.0% YesNo 41.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.4% · strongest party

SVP31.4%

FDP19.4%

SP15.5%

Mitte10.0%

GRÜNE9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 259 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'564 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 260 of 300 in the canton · 1643 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:16'564 CHF(~16.6%)

Villars-le-TerroirCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Villars-le-Terroir	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'031 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

667 m

Mean elevation

640 m

Relief

78 m

Mean slope

3°

Flat share

86.0%

South-facing

2.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 78 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

13.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

Per inhabitant

10'195 kWh/yr

14 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Romande Energie 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 Villars-le-Terroir →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

0.53 %

Second homes

7.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

566

Built before 194629.2%

Built since 200142.8%

0.53 %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

224

Workplaces

Services share

59.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (19.2%) · Secondary 47 (21.0%) · Tertiary 134 (59.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.9 %

Farmland

578 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 52 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 159/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5537

Head of governmentÉric Glauser

Websitevillars-le-terroir.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Villars-le-Terroir ranks

Largest municipalities1'334 #109 VD · #1257 CH Growing municipalities2% #59 VD · #355 CH Shrinking municipalities2% #242 VD · #1759 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #241 VD · #1916 CH Families & children24% #81 VD · #172 CH Age structure15.8% #221 VD · #1917 CH Women share50.1% #152 VD · #889 CH Foreign residents14.8% #225 VD · #1295 CH Population density188/km² #126 VD · #1071 CH Tax burden16'564 #260 VD · #1643 CH Taxes76% #259 VD Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #177 VD · #846 CH Sunniest municipalities44.2% #208 VD · #801 CH Rainiest municipalities1'031 mm #175 VD · #1488 CH Voter turnout59.5% #183 VD · #650 CH Against Switzerland13.9% #126 VD · #964 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.1% #15 VD · #496 CH SVP strongholds31.4% #72 VD · #1189 CH SP strongholds15.5% #249 VD · #898 CH Centre strongholds10% #12 VD · #1201 CH FDP strongholds19.4% #222 VD · #504 CH GLP strongholds7.6% #138 VD · #648 CH Green strongholds9.8% #204 VD · #604 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #122 VD · #1247 CH Highest municipalities647 m #98 VD · #698 CH Second homes7.6% #240 VD · #1698 CH Organic farming5.9% #183 VD · #1488 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #136 VD · #538 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #159 VD · #1588 CH Highest peaks667 m #163 VD · #1302 CH Highest-lying municipalities640 m #114 VD · #906 CH Greatest vertical range78 m #261 VD · #1937 CH Steepest municipalities3° #241 VD · #1904 CH Solar potential14 GWh #115 VD · #1317 CH Solar potential per capita10'195 kWh #166 VD · #1038 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #40 VD · #1253 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #211 VD · #804 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1040

Villars-le-Terroir

Localities

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Villars-le-Terroir1040

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Villars-le-Terroir?: The postal code of Villars-le-Terroir is 1040.
What is the tax rate in Villars-le-Terroir?: The municipal tax multiplier of Villars-le-Terroir is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Villars-le-Terroir?: A single person without children pays about 16'564 CHF income tax in Villars-le-Terroir on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 260 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villars-le-Terroir have?: Villars-le-Terroir has 1'334 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villars-le-Terroir?: Villars-le-Terroir has 198 foreign residents, a share of 14.84% (2025).

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