Population
21'541↑0.6%
About Renens VD
City · Vaud
Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals from about a hundred countries.
Population
21'541
Tax multiplier
77%
Renens VD in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
77%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'903
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.33%↓17.5%
Below average in canton
- Settlement96%
- Forest3%
- Agriculture2%
Foreign residents
50.6%↑1.3%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
11'212↑1.9%
Jobs (FTE)
13'669↑2.5%
89%
25%
Fibre
Housing market in Renens VD
The rental vacancy rate is 0.33%, 64% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 11% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'903, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Renens VD has 21'541 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
