Electricity (H4) 27.89 cents/kWh, 2.8% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Romande Energie SA
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.05 cents/kWh▼ 5.7% | 30.27 cents/kWh▼ 4.5% | 27.14 cents/kWh▼ 5.0% | 27.89 cents/kWh▼ 4.9% | 26.09 cents/kWh▼ 2.3% | 24.09 cents/kWh▼ 5.5% | 25.31 cents/kWh▼ 5.3% | 26.91 cents/kWh▼ 5.1% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage10.18 cents/kWh
- Energy13.01 cents/kWh
- Levies0.62 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge30 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 584.30 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Adults, on average718.18 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Young adultsfrom 424.95 CHF/month▲ 3.0%
- Young adults, on average540.19 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Childrenfrom 140.10 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Children, on average179.20 CHF/month▲ 2.9%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,110
- Foreign share32.9%
- Ages 0–19593 · 19.1%
- Ages 20–641,857 · 59.7%
- Ages 65 and over660 · 21.2%
- Residents per km²801.5
Geography
- Altitude379–465 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature11.2 °C
- Annual precipitation1,029 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours46.9%
- Frost days37.6
- Days of 30 °C or more6.9
- Reference stationPully, 10.5 km
Context
The comparisons for Echandens follow this order.
Echandens is not a mountain municipality.
21.2% of the people in Echandens are older, 19.1% are young and 59.7% are of working age.
Echandens has 3,110 residents, 801.5 per square kilometre.
For the period 1991-2020, Echandens reads 46.9% relative sunshine, plus 11.2 °C and 1,029 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
The median is 1,286 CHF/year. Echandens is at 1,255 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (2.5%).
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
Questions
What does electricity cost in Echandens in 2027?
The median is 1,286 CHF/year. Echandens is at 1,255 CHF/year on profile H4 and 4,500 kWh (2.5%).
What do population, geography and climate say about Echandens?
Echandens is not a mountain municipality. 21.2% of the people in Echandens are older, 19.1% are young and 59.7% are of working age. Echandens has 3,110 residents, 801.5 per square kilometre. For the period 1991-2020, Echandens reads 46.9% relative sunshine, plus 11.2 °C and 1,029 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Border neighbours
- Echandens or Ecublens (VD)1,860 m · 11.0%
- Echandens or Bussigny2,647 m · 5.0%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Denges1.0 km
- Living in Lonay1.7 km
- Living in Ecublens (VD)2.0 km
- Living in Bussigny2.0 km
- Living in Préverenges2.1 km
- Living in Bremblens2.2 km
- Living in Chavannes-près-Renens2.5 km
- Living in Saint-Sulpice (VD)2.9 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D