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Switzerland · Canton VD

Yverdon-les-Bains

1400–1432
VD CANTON14001432
Residents
30'590
Area
15 km²
Population density
2'037 pop./km²
Elevation
435 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
75%
Postal codes
2

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
15'599 51.0%
Men
14'991 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
6'628 21.7%
Swiss citizens
18'511 60.5%
Foreign residents
12'079 39.5%
Population density
2'037 pop./km²
0–19 · 6'628 · 21.7%20–64 · 18'315 · 59.9%65+ · 5'647 · 18.5%
Foreign residents 39.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP31.2% · strongest party
SP31.2%
FDP19.5%
SVP17.0%
GRÜNE13.5%
PdA/Sol.6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier75%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
75%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 240 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'488 CHF(~16.5%)
Yverdon-les-BainsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeYverdon-les-BainsVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.74.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.98.1%7.8%
60'00011.4%1011.8%10.5%
70'00013.6%11.914.1%11.9%
80'00014.6%12.815.1%13.1%
90'00015.4%13.515.9%14.1%
100'00016.5%14.617%15.3%
110'00017.4%15.418%16.3%
120'00018.4%16.319%17.2%
130'00019.3%17.119.9%18.1%
140'00020.2%17.920.8%19%
150'00020.9%18.621.6%19.7%
175'00022.9%20.523.6%21.6%
200'00024.7%22.125.4%23.2%
225'00026.2%23.526.9%24.6%
250'00027.6%24.828.4%25.8%
275'00028.9%2629.6%26.8%
300'00029.9%2730.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020865 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
571 m
Mean elevation
444 m
Relief
142 m
Mean slope
2.6°
Flat share
85.1%
South-facing
2.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 142 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
165.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
216.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
36'800
166 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
33.39 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.52 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.92 Rp./kWh
33.39 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Service des Energies, Commune d'Yverdon-les-Bains
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
Vacancy rate
0.44 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
15'616
Built before 194620.1%
Built since 200119.9%
0.44 %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 55 min · Car 31 min
AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 9 min
Remoteness 142/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Head of governmentDaniel von Siebenthal · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Yverdon-les-Bains?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 2 postal codes: 1400, 1432.
What is the tax rate in Yverdon-les-Bains?
The municipal tax multiplier of Yverdon-les-Bains is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Yverdon-les-Bains?
A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Yverdon-les-Bains on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Yverdon-les-Bains have?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 30'590 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Yverdon-les-Bains?
Yverdon-les-Bains has 12'079 foreign residents, a share of 39.49% (2025).

Map

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