Living in Forel (Lavaux): electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 27.89 cents/kWh, 2.8% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Forel (Lavaux)

27.89 cents/kWh

Canton of Vaud

28.62 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Romande Energie SA

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
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

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

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

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents2,109
Foreign share20.6%
Ages 0–19473 · 22.4%
Ages 20–641,256 · 59.6%
Ages 65 and over380 · 18.0%
Residents per km²113.9

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude640–926 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature9.3 °C
Annual precipitation1,274 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours46.1%
Frost days37.6
Days of 30 °C or more6.9
Reference stationPully, 8.2 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Forel (Lavaux), the comparisons look like this.

Forel (Lavaux) includes no lake area.

In District de Lavaux-Oron, Forel (Lavaux) ranks 4 of 16, profile H4, 27.89 cents/kWh.

The 57.3 percentile for Forel (Lavaux) is rank 1,208 of 2,108, profile H4, 27.89 cents/kWh.

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

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Questions

What does electricity cost in Forel (Lavaux) in 2027?

In District de Lavaux-Oron, Forel (Lavaux) ranks 4 of 16, profile H4, 27.89 cents/kWh. The 57.3 percentile for Forel (Lavaux) is rank 1,208 of 2,108, profile H4, 27.89 cents/kWh.

What do population, geography and climate say about Forel (Lavaux)?