Population
27'182↑0.8%
About Clarens
City · Vaud
Clarens-Montreux or Clarens is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This neighbourhood is the biggest and most populated of the city of Montreux.
Population
27'182
Tax multiplier
65%
Clarens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.65%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 37'500↑0.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 42'150↑0.3%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.13%↑7.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest51%
- Agriculture24%
- Settlement20%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
46.0%↑1.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 10'681/ m²
+26% vs CH
Dwellings
15'841↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
10'097↓0.9%
80%
57%
Fibre
Property market in Clarens
The rental vacancy rate is 1.13%, 23% above the cantonal average (0.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 53'000, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Clarens has 27'182 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
