Vaud · District du Jura-Nord vaudois · BFS commune no. 5914^[7]

Ependes (VD)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’031per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’39816.4% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 631adult, per month

Residents^[4]37617.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]44 minto Yverdon-les-Bains

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Ependes (VD) has 376 residents, making it the 244th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

18% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 16% 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 16’398 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 8 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 631 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Yverdon-les-Bains, about 44 minutes away on a weekday morning.

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	3’892 7.8%	11’607 14.5%	16’398 16.4%	31’235 20.8%	49’060 24.5%	89’328 29.8%
Married, single income, no children	702 1.4%	7’256 9.1%	11’839 11.8%	23’099 15.4%	38’960 19.5%	75’852 25.3%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	229 0.5%	6’248 7.8%	11’078 11.1%	21’783 14.5%	35’856 17.9%	71’940 24.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	10 0.0%	2’524 3.2%	6’357 6.4%	17’969 12.0%	31’170 15.6%	65’892 22.0%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 73.5%. 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 2 of Vaud.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 574	CHF 631
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 144	CHF 168

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.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Yverdon-les-Bains	44
Lausanne	60
Renens	60
Neuchâtel	71
Morges	76
Vevey	84
Montreux	88
Biel/Bienne	102

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^[4]
Belmont-sur-Yverdon	16’155	631	457
Suchy	16’155	631	666
Chavornay	16’188	631	5’375
Mathod	16’298	631	740
Suscévaz	16’298	631	262
Treycovagnes	16’355	631	519
Ependes (VD)	16’398	631	376
Yverdon-les-Bains	16’488	631	30’590
Orbe	16’521	631	8’005

Population

Residents376^[4]

Foreign nationals17.5%

Aged 0–1925.0%

Aged 20–6458.8%

Aged 65+16.2%

Area4.81 km²^[5]

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), 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.

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