Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois
Vugelles-La Mothe
1431Residents
142
Area
3.1 km²
Population density
46 pop./km²
Elevation
520 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'076 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
70%
Postal codes
1
BFS no.
5937
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
72 50.7%
Men
70 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
35 24.6%
Swiss citizens
122 85.9%
Foreign residents
20 14.1%
Population density
46 pop./km²
0–19 · 35 · 24.6%20–64 · 83 · 58.5%65+ · 24 · 16.9%
Foreign residents 14.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−2.7%) · 2 births · 0 deaths · net migration −6
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 '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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
10.9% YesNo 89.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
28.9% YesNo 71.2%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
51.9% YesNo 48.1%
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP49.0% · strongest party
SVP49.0%
SP13.7%
FDP10.2%
Mitte9.1%
GLP8.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier70%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
70%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 148 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'155 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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
100'000 CHF:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)
Vugelles-La MotheCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vugelles-La Mothe | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.1% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.2% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.3% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.3% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.1% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.2% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.1% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.9% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.5% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.5% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.2% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.7% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.1% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.4% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.4% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'261 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'076 m
Mean elevation
678 m
Relief
577 m
Mean slope
20.6°
Flat share
14.1%
South-facing
51.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 577 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
1.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
2.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
400
Per inhabitant
13'099 kWh/yr
2 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 · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
10.29 %
Second homes
11.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
68
Built before 194655.9%
Built since 200123.5%
10.29 %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 · 2024Jobs
22
Workplaces
14
Services share
50 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 11 (50.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
132 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number5937
Head of governmentMichel Jeckelmann
Websitevugelleslamothe.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities142 #292 VD · #2069 CHGrowing municipalities-2.7% #284 VD · #2042 CHShrinking municipalities-2.7% #17 VD · #67 CHJobs per resident0.15 #270 VD · #2000 CHFamilies & children24.6% #58 VD · #112 CHAge structure16.9% #184 VD · #1801 CHWomen share50.7% #113 VD · #554 CHForeign residents14.1% #238 VD · #1357 CHPopulation density46/km² #267 VD · #1807 CHTax burden16'155 #154 VD · #1362 CHTaxes70% #148 VDWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #207 VD · #1010 CHSunniest municipalities44.3% #205 VD · #787 CHRainiest municipalities1'261 mm #66 VD · #557 CHVoter turnout59.6% #182 VD · #639 CHSVP strongholds49% #4 VD · #263 CHSP strongholds13.7% #270 VD · #1088 CHCentre strongholds9.1% #16 VD · #1294 CHFDP strongholds10.2% #297 VD · #1379 CHGLP strongholds8% #127 VD · #595 CHGreen strongholds3.6% #294 VD · #1804 CHLargest by area3.1 km² #244 VD · #1863 CHHighest municipalities520 m #180 VD · #1125 CHSecond homes11.6% #123 VD · #962 CHOrganic farming0% #296 VD · #2045 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #257 VD · #1340 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #45 VD · #793 CHHighest peaks1'076 m #63 VD · #678 CHHighest-lying municipalities678 m #98 VD · #813 CHGreatest vertical range577 m #59 VD · #632 CHSteepest municipalities20.6° #13 VD · #381 CHSolar potential2 GWh #296 VD · #2086 CHSolar potential per capita13'099 kWh #104 VD · #613 CHCheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #110 VD · #1323 CHMost expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #281 VD · #874 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vugelles-La Mothe?
- The postal code of Vugelles-La Mothe is 1431.
- What is the tax rate in Vugelles-La Mothe?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vugelles-La Mothe is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vugelles-La Mothe?
- A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Vugelles-La Mothe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vugelles-La Mothe have?
- Vugelles-La Mothe has 142 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vugelles-La Mothe?
- Vugelles-La Mothe has 20 foreign residents, a share of 14.08% (2025).
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