What is the postal code of Yens?

The postal code of Yens is 1169.

What is the tax rate in Yens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Yens is 68% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Yens?

A single person without children pays about 16'022 CHF income tax in Yens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 108 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Yens have?

Yens has 1'478 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Yens?

Yens has 326 foreign residents, a share of 22.06% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Yens

1169

VD CANTON1169

Residents

1'478

Area

9.5 km²

Population density

155 pop./km²

Elevation

637 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

68%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

721 48.8%

Men

757 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

358 24.2%

Swiss citizens

1'152 77.9%

Foreign residents

326 22.1%

Population density

155 pop./km²

0–19 · 358 · 24.2%20–64 · 851 · 57.6%65+ · 269 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 22.1%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Yens

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

67.4% YesNo 32.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

32.0% YesNo 68.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.7%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

80.4% YesNo 19.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.6% YesNo 88.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.9% · strongest party

FDP29.9%

SVP20.9%

SP18.5%

GRÜNE11.9%

GLP11.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier68%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

68%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 110 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'022 CHF(16%)

Rank 108 of 300 in the canton · 1285 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:16'022 CHF(~16%)

YensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Yens	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	11.1%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.2%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.4%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'003 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

711 m

Mean elevation

612 m

Relief

234 m

Mean slope

5.4°

Flat share

54.6%

South-facing

24.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 234 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

17.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'900

17 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.52 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

658

Built before 194637.2%

Built since 200128.3%

1.52 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 177/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Pierre Bourdon

Websiteyens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'478 #99 VD · #1184 CH Families & children24.2% #71 VD · #148 CH Age structure18.2% #141 VD · #1619 CH Women share48.8% #239 VD · #1616 CH Foreign residents22.1% #131 VD · #709 CH Population density155/km² #142 VD · #1205 CH Tax burden16'022 #114 VD · #1291 CH Taxes68% #110 VD Warmest municipalities10 °C #139 VD · #558 CH Sunniest municipalities46.4% #98 VD · #524 CH Rainiest municipalities1'003 mm #198 VD · #1608 CH Voter turnout62.2% #102 VD · #306 CH Against Switzerland17% #80 VD · #805 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #65 VD · #696 CH SVP strongholds20.9% #204 VD · #1742 CH SP strongholds18.5% #191 VD · #581 CH Centre strongholds4.4% #173 VD · #1862 CH FDP strongholds29.9% #42 VD · #91 CH GLP strongholds11.1% #41 VD · #215 CH Green strongholds11.9% #136 VD · #360 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #95 VD · #1004 CH Highest municipalities637 m #104 VD · #729 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #177 VD · #1652 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #127 VD · #484 CH Highest peaks711 m #142 VD · #1182 CH Highest-lying municipalities612 m #132 VD · #967 CH Greatest vertical range234 m #114 VD · #1210 CH Steepest municipalities5.4° #156 VD · #1503 CH Solar potential17 GWh #95 VD · #1122 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #65 VD · #1347 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #232 VD · #756 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1169

Yens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Yens1169

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Yens?: The postal code of Yens is 1169.
What is the tax rate in Yens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Yens is 68% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Yens?: A single person without children pays about 16'022 CHF income tax in Yens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 108 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Yens have?: Yens has 1'478 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Yens?: Yens has 326 foreign residents, a share of 22.06% (2025).

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