What is the postal code of Villars-Sainte-Croix?

The postal code of Villars-Sainte-Croix is 1029.

What is the tax rate in Villars-Sainte-Croix?

The municipal tax multiplier of Villars-Sainte-Croix is 60.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Villars-Sainte-Croix?

A single person without children pays about 15'523 CHF income tax in Villars-Sainte-Croix on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Villars-Sainte-Croix have?

Villars-Sainte-Croix has 944 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Villars-Sainte-Croix?

Villars-Sainte-Croix has 238 foreign residents, a share of 25.21% (2025).

Villars-Sainte-Croix (VD): Postal Codes 1029, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

467 49.5%

Men

477 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

199 21.1%

Swiss citizens

706 74.8%

Foreign residents

238 25.2%

Population density

572 pop./km²

0–19 · 199 · 21.1%20–64 · 566 · 60.0%65+ · 179 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 25.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −9 (−0.9%) · 8 births · 5 deaths · net migration −14

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-Sainte-Croix

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 de l'Ouest lausannois: 28.6% Yes

20.6% YesNo 79.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 27.2% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 49.4% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 40.4% Yes

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 33.9% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 49.2% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 41.8% 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 l'Ouest lausannois: 52.7% Yes

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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 de l'Ouest lausannois: 56.0% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 70.9% Yes

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP27.4% · strongest party

FDP27.4%

SVP25.4%

SP21.4%

GRÜNE7.2%

Mitte7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

60.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 38 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'523 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 35 of 300 in the canton · 1103 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:15'523 CHF(~15.5%)

Villars-Sainte-CroixCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Villars-Sainte-Croix	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020984 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

556 m

Mean elevation

504 m

Relief

85 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

57.2%

South-facing

14.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 85 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

18 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

Per inhabitant

19'025 kWh/yr

18 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

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Villars-Sainte-Croix →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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 %

Second homes

11.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

426

Built before 194611.7%

Built since 200139.4%

0 %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

1'646

Workplaces

164

Services share

63.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (0.7%) · Secondary 586 (35.6%) · Tertiary 1'049 (63.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

2

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

106 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 39 min · Car 18 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 252/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5651

Head of governmentGeorges Cherix

Websitevillars-sainte-croix.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de l'Ouest lausannois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Villars-Sainte-Croix ranks

35

Largest municipalities944 #146 VD · #1487 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #240 VD · #1794 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #62 VD · #318 CH Jobs per resident1.74 #5 VD · #15 CH Families & children21.1% #218 VD · #792 CH Age structure19% #106 VD · #1446 CH Women share49.5% #206 VD · #1294 CH Foreign residents25.2% #100 VD · #544 CH Population density572/km² #40 VD · #455 CH Tax burden15'523 #38 VD · #1106 CH Taxes60.5% #38 VD Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #40 VD · #141 CH Sunniest municipalities45.9% #125 VD · #577 CH Rainiest municipalities984 mm #216 VD · #1697 CH Voter turnout57% #229 VD · #957 CH SVP strongholds25.4% #137 VD · #1544 CH SP strongholds21.4% #136 VD · #367 CH Centre strongholds7.1% #41 VD · #1556 CH FDP strongholds27.4% #74 VD · #151 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #245 VD · #1353 CH Green strongholds7.2% #255 VD · #1062 CH Largest by area1.7 km² #291 VD · #2052 CH Highest municipalities509 m #184 VD · #1170 CH Second homes11.9% #113 VD · #914 CH Organic farming0% #239 VD · #1988 CH Best-connected municipalities39 min #51 VD · #219 CH Remotest municipalities39 min #252 VD · #1900 CH Highest peaks556 m #229 VD · #1698 CH Highest-lying municipalities504 m #202 VD · #1408 CH Greatest vertical range85 m #254 VD · #1911 CH Steepest municipalities5° #170 VD · #1579 CH Solar potential18 GWh #92 VD · #1103 CH Solar potential per capita19'025 kWh #33 VD · #221 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #170 VD · #1468 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #119 VD · #627 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1029

Villars-Ste-Croix

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Villars-Ste-Croix1029

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Villars-Sainte-Croix?: The postal code of Villars-Sainte-Croix is 1029.
What is the tax rate in Villars-Sainte-Croix?: The municipal tax multiplier of Villars-Sainte-Croix is 60.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Villars-Sainte-Croix?: A single person without children pays about 15'523 CHF income tax in Villars-Sainte-Croix on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villars-Sainte-Croix have?: Villars-Sainte-Croix has 944 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villars-Sainte-Croix?: Villars-Sainte-Croix has 238 foreign residents, a share of 25.21% (2025).

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