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Vaud · District de Morges · BFS commune no. 5474[7]

Coat of arms of La Chaux (Cossonay)La Chaux (Cossonay)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’875per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’55416.6% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 631adult, per month
Residents[4]41812.9% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]74 minto Renens

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how La Chaux (Cossonay) ranks for your household →
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Chavannes-le-VeyronChevillyCossonayCuarnensDizyGrancyMoirySenarclens Chavannes-le-VeyronChevillyCossonayCuarnensDizyGrancyMoirySenarclens La Chaux (Cossonay)

La Chaux (Cossonay) has 418 residents, making it the 233rd largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

13% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’554 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 8 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Vaud.

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 Renens, about 74 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]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’923
7.8%		11’718
14.6%		16’554
16.6%		31’523
21.0%		49’496
24.7%		90’084
30.0%
Married, single income, no children700
1.4%		7’323
9.2%		11’952
12.0%		23’314
15.5%		39’304
19.7%		76’476
25.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children221
0.4%		6’306
7.9%		11’187
11.2%		21’993
14.7%		36’186
18.1%		72’546
24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’543
3.2%		6’419
6.4%		18’143
12.1%		31’452
15.7%		66’432
22.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 76%. 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 insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 574CHF 631
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 144CHF 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]

HubMinutes
Renens74
Lausanne75
Morges77
Yverdon-les-Bains84
Vevey96
Montreux108
Genève Cornavin122
Nyon122

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Cossonay15’8896314’968
Senarclens16’055631503
Chevilly16’155631346
Grancy16’155631541
Dizy16’488631238
La Chaux (Cossonay)16’554631418
Cuarnens16’554631555
Moiry16’554631295
Chavannes-le-Veyron16’621631160

Population

Residents418[4]
Foreign nationals12.9%
Aged 0–1922.5%
Aged 20–6457.4%
Aged 65+20.1%
Area6.74 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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