Vaud · District de Nyon · BFS commune no. 5703^[8]

Bassins

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 62’701per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’32116.3% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 672adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’076per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’46224.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]57 minto Nyon

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Bassins ranks for your household →
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Bassins has 1’462 residents, making it the 100th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

25% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 13% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’321 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 6 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 672 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Nyon, about 57 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’910 h; Sunnier than 90% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 360 h; More winter sun than 85% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 10%; Less than in 65% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Vaud 0%, Switzerland 0%; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 2%; Median: Vaud 5%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’865 7.7%	11’548 14.4%	16’321 16.3%	31’107 20.7%	48’872 24.4%	89’010 29.7%
Married, single income, no children	690 1.4%	7’216 9.0%	11’780 11.8%	23’000 15.3%	38’812 19.4%	75’588 25.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	218 0.4%	6’211 7.8%	11’020 11.0%	21’686 14.5%	35’708 17.9%	71’682 23.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’503 3.1%	6’318 6.3%	17’885 11.9%	31’044 15.5%	65’664 21.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 72.5%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Vaud.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 618	CHF 672
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 157	CHF 179

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’076	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’371	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’703	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Nyon	57
Morges	62
Genève Cornavin	68
Renens	70
Lausanne	79
Genève Aéroport	87
Vevey	97
Montreux	101

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Le Chenit	15’390	631	4’787
Begnins	15’656	672	2’049
Vich	15’689	672	1’168
Arzier-Le Muids	15’756	672	2’996
Le Vaud	16’089	672	1’372
Bassins	16’321	672	1’462
Marchissy	16’654	672	492

Population

Residents1’462^[5]

Foreign nationals24.7%

Aged 0–1923.7%

Aged 20–6463.1%

Aged 65+13.3%

Area20.78 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Bassins COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.