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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'058 50.5%
Men
3'003 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'353 22.3%
Swiss citizens
3'475 57.3%
Foreign residents
2'586 42.7%
Population density
176 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'353 · 22.3%20–64 · 3'615 · 59.6%65+ · 1'093 · 18.0%
Foreign residents 42.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +22 (+0.4%) · 78 births · 45 deaths · net migration −13
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 d'Aigle: 32.3% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
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 d'Aigle: 57.8% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 51.3% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 43.3% Yes
42.4% YesNo 57.6%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 39.3% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 47.7% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
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 d'Aigle: 41.8% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
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 d'Aigle: 45.6% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 65.3% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP27.9% · strongest party
SP27.9%
FDP26.0%
SVP22.0%
GRÜNE11.0%
GLP4.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier66.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
66.5%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 97 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'922 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 97 of 300 in the canton · 1242 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:15'922 CHF(~15.9%)
VilleneuveCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeVilleneuveVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.5%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.1%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.1%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.8%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.9%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.9%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.8%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.6%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.3%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.2%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.9%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.4%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.8%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.1%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'146 mm
10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'025 m
Mean elevation
1'170 m
Relief
1'653 m
Mean slope
27.8°
Flat share
14.3%
South-facing
32.4%
Above 2000 m
0.1%
Relief 1'653 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
49.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
59.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'000
Per inhabitant
8'134 kWh/yr
49 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
28.99 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.02 Rp./kWh
28.99 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 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
1.95 %
Second homes
11.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
3'026
Built before 194625.7%
Built since 200120.7%
1.95 %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
3'014
Workplaces
430
Services share
64.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 42 (1.4%) · Secondary 1'030 (34.2%) · Tertiary 1'942 (64.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
14
Organic share
7.1 %
Farmland
98 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 41 min · Car 41 min
AgglomerationPT 0 min · Car 0 min
Remoteness 236/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5414
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'061 #29 VD · #342 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #165 VD · #1200 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #135 VD · #915 CHJobs per resident0.5 #63 VD · #545 CHFamilies & children22.3% #169 VD · #476 CHAge structure18% #145 VD · #1652 CHWomen share50.5% #119 VD · #645 CHForeign residents42.7% #13 VD · #55 CHPopulation density176/km² #129 VD · #1103 CHTax burden15'922 #100 VD · #1245 CHTaxes66.5% #97 VDWarmest municipalities10.4 °C #84 VD · #252 CHSunniest municipalities49% #14 VD · #275 CHRainiest municipalities1'146 mm #97 VD · #852 CHVoter turnout49.1% #286 VD · #1851 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #72 VD · #797 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #57 VD · #688 CHSVP strongholds22% #183 VD · #1700 CHSP strongholds27.9% #40 VD · #92 CHCentre strongholds2.7% #276 VD · #2010 CHFDP strongholds26% #91 VD · #196 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #229 VD · #1254 CHGreen strongholds11% #168 VD · #449 CHLargest by area34.5 km² #15 VD · #270 CHHighest municipalities1'141 m #16 VD · #185 CHSecond homes11.9% #115 VD · #918 CHOrganic farming7.1% #171 VD · #1419 CHBest-connected municipalities41 min #59 VD · #257 CHRemotest municipalities41 min #236 VD · #1858 CHHighest peaks2'025 m #13 VD · #355 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'170 m #17 VD · #311 CHGreatest vertical range1'653 m #10 VD · #293 CHSteepest municipalities27.8° #3 VD · #162 CHSolar potential49 GWh #29 VD · #337 CHSolar potential per capita8'134 kWh #223 VD · #1437 CHCheapest electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #254 VD · #1634 CHMost expensive electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #48 VD · #474 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Villeneuve?
The postal code of Villeneuve is 1844.
What is the tax rate in Villeneuve?
The municipal tax multiplier of Villeneuve is 66.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Villeneuve?
A single person without children pays about 15'922 CHF income tax in Villeneuve on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 97 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Villeneuve have?
Villeneuve has 6'061 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Villeneuve?
Villeneuve has 2'586 foreign residents, a share of 42.67% (2025).

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