What is the postal code of Villarzel?

Villarzel has 2 postal codes: 1554, 1555.

What is the tax rate in Villarzel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Villarzel is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Villarzel?

A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Villarzel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Villarzel have?

Villarzel has 521 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Villarzel?

Villarzel has 100 foreign residents, a share of 19.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de la Broye-Vully

Villarzel

1554–1555

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

266 51.1%

Men

255 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

136 26.1%

Swiss citizens

421 80.8%

Foreign residents

100 19.2%

Population density

68 pop./km²

0–19 · 136 · 26.1%20–64 · 295 · 56.6%65+ · 90 · 17.3%

Foreign residents 19.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −2 (−0.4%) · 4 births · 2 deaths · net migration −8

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 Villarzel

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 la Broye-Vully: 18.6% Yes

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 32.5% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

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 la Broye-Vully: 58.7% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 56.8% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 49.9% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 35.1% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 50.9% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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 la Broye-Vully: 38.1% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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 la Broye-Vully: 41.6% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Broye-Vully: 62.0% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.7% · strongest party

SVP31.7%

FDP17.3%

SP16.9%

GRÜNE13.3%

Mitte13.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

75%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 239 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'488 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 224 of 300 in the canton · 1560 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:16'488 CHF(~16.5%)

VillarzelCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Villarzel	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	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	20.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

796 m

Mean elevation

670 m

Relief

323 m

Mean slope

7.5°

Flat share

39.0%

South-facing

1.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 323 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

8.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'900

Per inhabitant

16'027 kWh/yr

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 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 Villarzel →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

0.81 %

Second homes

16.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

247

Built before 194666.4%

Built since 200118.2%

0.81 %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

125

Workplaces

Services share

41.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 52 (41.6%) · Secondary 21 (16.8%) · Tertiary 52 (41.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

420 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 84 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 31/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5830

Head of governmentMax Blaser

Websitevillarzel.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Broye-Vully

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Villarzel ranks

Largest municipalities521 #205 VD · #1784 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #206 VD · #1602 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #96 VD · #509 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #177 VD · #1601 CH Families & children26.1% #29 VD · #43 CH Age structure17.3% #166 VD · #1737 CH Women share51.1% #91 VD · #366 CH Foreign residents19.2% #163 VD · #933 CH Population density68/km² #234 VD · #1663 CH Tax burden16'488 #235 VD · #1571 CH Taxes75% #239 VD Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #231 VD · #1269 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #262 VD · #919 CH Rainiest municipalities1'047 mm #162 VD · #1410 CH Voter turnout59.4% #187 VD · #662 CH SVP strongholds31.7% #68 VD · #1170 CH SP strongholds16.9% #226 VD · #755 CH Centre strongholds13.2% #2 VD · #952 CH FDP strongholds17.3% #246 VD · #634 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #269 VD · #1521 CH Green strongholds13.3% #86 VD · #232 CH Largest by area7.7 km² #115 VD · #1178 CH Highest municipalities622 m #115 VD · #760 CH Second homes16.5% #41 VD · #483 CH Organic farming14.3% #118 VD · #953 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #275 VD · #1443 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #31 VD · #685 CH Highest peaks796 m #109 VD · #998 CH Highest-lying municipalities670 m #100 VD · #829 CH Greatest vertical range323 m #86 VD · #951 CH Steepest municipalities7.5° #100 VD · #1172 CH Solar potential8 GWh #174 VD · #1667 CH Solar potential per capita16'027 kWh #58 VD · #359 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #89 VD · #1302 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #260 VD · #853 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

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Rossens VD1554 Sédeilles1554 Villarzel1555

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Villarzel?: Villarzel has 2 postal codes: 1554, 1555.
What is the tax rate in Villarzel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Villarzel is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Villarzel?: A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Villarzel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villarzel have?: Villarzel has 521 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villarzel?: Villarzel has 100 foreign residents, a share of 19.19% (2025).

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