Population
5'156↑0.3%
About L'Auberson
City · Vaud
L'Auberson is a village in the municipality of Sainte-Croix in the Swiss canton of Vaud in the Jura Mountains. It lies at the west end of the road over the Col de l'Aiguillon. It is known for its music-box museum, the Musée Baud.
Population
5'156
Tax multiplier
70%
L'Auberson in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.70%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 33'500↑0.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 38'030↑0.6%
66%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.24%↓6.1%
Above average in canton
- Forest50%
- Agriculture41%
- Settlement7%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
24.5%↑1.8%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 4'183/ m²
−51% vs CH
Dwellings
3'468↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'552↑1.5%
80%
1%
Fibre
Property market in L'Auberson
The rental vacancy rate is 1.24%, 35% above the cantonal average (0.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 46'000, 26% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). L'Auberson has 5'156 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
