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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
194 50.4%
Men
191 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
74 19.2%
Swiss citizens
280 72.7%
Foreign residents
105 27.3%
Population density
350 pop./km²
0–19 · 74 · 19.2%20–64 · 237 · 61.6%65+ · 74 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 27.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −2 (−0.5%) · 2 births · 1 deaths · net migration −3
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
25.5% YesNo 74.5%
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 Nyon: 61.6% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.4%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes
32.9% YesNo 67.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
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
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
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
35.6% YesNo 64.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes
64.9% YesNo 35.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP21.1% · strongest party
SP21.1%
SVP20.9%
FDP19.9%
GRÜNE11.7%
GLP9.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
65%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 79 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'822 CHF(15.8%)
Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)
VinzelCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeVinzelVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.5%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.9%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.7%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.8%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.8%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.7%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.5%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.4%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.1%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.1%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.8%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.3%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.7%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.9%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.9%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'184 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
735 m
Mean elevation
562 m
Relief
312 m
Mean slope
8.8°
Flat share
49.6%
South-facing
36.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 312 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
3.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
4.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
800
Per inhabitant
8'857 kWh/yr
3 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
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
1.12 %
Second homes
6.2 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
178
Built before 194627.0%
Built since 200128.1%
1.12 %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
103
Workplaces
26
Services share
60.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 36 (35.0%) · Secondary 5 (4.9%) · Tertiary 62 (60.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
151 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 50 min · Car 36 min
AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 36 min
Remoteness 179/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5863
Head of governmentMonique Bersier
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities385 #241 VD · #1897 CHGrowing municipalities-0.5% #216 VD · #1655 CHShrinking municipalities-0.5% #84 VD · #457 CHJobs per resident0.27 #161 VD · #1452 CHFamilies & children19.2% #267 VD · #1408 CHAge structure19.2% #102 VD · #1406 CHWomen share50.4% #131 VD · #709 CHForeign residents27.3% #77 VD · #435 CHPopulation density350/km² #66 VD · #687 CHTax burden15'822 #85 VD · #1196 CHTaxes65% #79 VDWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #223 VD · #1178 CHSunniest municipalities47% #66 VD · #451 CHRainiest municipalities1'184 mm #85 VD · #729 CHVoter turnout66.7% #59 VD · #141 CHSVP strongholds20.9% #205 VD · #1746 CHSP strongholds21.1% #142 VD · #388 CHCentre strongholds6.7% #50 VD · #1610 CHFDP strongholds19.9% #212 VD · #464 CHGLP strongholds9.2% #83 VD · #412 CHGreen strongholds11.7% #147 VD · #383 CHLargest by area1.1 km² #296 VD · #2092 CHHighest municipalities551 m #160 VD · #999 CHSecond homes6.2% #280 VD · #1950 CHOrganic farming16.7% #101 VD · #811 CHBest-connected municipalities50 min #129 VD · #486 CHRemotest municipalities50 min #179 VD · #1654 CHHighest peaks735 m #124 VD · #1114 CHHighest-lying municipalities562 m #171 VD · #1160 CHGreatest vertical range312 m #90 VD · #972 CHSteepest municipalities8.8° #79 VD · #1043 CHSolar potential3 GWh #274 VD · #2029 CHSolar potential per capita8'857 kWh #200 VD · #1287 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #223 VD · #1521 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #172 VD · #680 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Vinzel?
Vinzel has 2 postal codes: 1184, 1268.
What is the tax rate in Vinzel?
The municipal tax multiplier of Vinzel is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Vinzel?
A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Vinzel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vinzel have?
Vinzel has 385 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vinzel?
Vinzel has 105 foreign residents, a share of 27.27% (2025).

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