Living in Ormont-Dessus: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.79 cents/kWh, 6.2% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Ormont-Dessus

28.79 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
33.95 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	31.17 cents/kWh▼ 4.4%	28.04 cents/kWh▼ 4.8%	28.79 cents/kWh▼ 4.7%	26.99 cents/kWh▼ 2.2%	24.99 cents/kWh▼ 5.3%	26.21 cents/kWh▼ 5.1%	27.81 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.18 cents/kWh
Energy13.01 cents/kWh
Levies1.52 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 559.10 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
Adults, on average674.97 CHF/month▲ 2.6%
Young adultsfrom 408.30 CHF/month▲ 2.0%
Young adults, on average508.30 CHF/month▲ 2.6%
Childrenfrom 128.90 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
Children, on average168.56 CHF/month▲ 3.0%

Premium region 2: 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

Residents1,438
Foreign share24.5%
Ages 0–19219 · 15.2%
Ages 20–64780 · 54.2%
Ages 65 and over439 · 30.5%
Residents per km²23.3

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

Altitude1,007–3,210 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

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

Temperature5.7 °C
Annual precipitation1,609 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours50.4%
Frost days137.6
Days of 30 °C or more1.9
Reference stationChâteau-d'Oex, 15.3 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Ormont-Dessus, the comparisons look like this.

Against the neighbours (28.64 cents/kWh), Ormont-Dessus costs 28.79 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 0.5%.

Ormont-Dessus pays 674.97 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 648.01 CHF/month (4.2%), premium region.

Ormont-Dessus belongs to premium region 2 of 2.

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 Ormont-Dessus in 2027?

Against the neighbours (28.64 cents/kWh), Ormont-Dessus costs 28.79 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 0.5%.

What does health insurance cost in Ormont-Dessus?

Ormont-Dessus pays 674.97 CHF/month. Neighbours are at 648.01 CHF/month (4.2%), premium region. Ormont-Dessus belongs to premium region 2 of 2.

Border neighbours

Ormont-Dessus or Gsteig9,128 m · 12.7%
Ormont-Dessus or Conthey1,355 m · 8.4%
Ormont-Dessus or Savièse2,410 m · 8.4%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

Same premium region

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