Population
4'422↑0.9%
About Cottens VD
City · Vaud
Cottens is a former municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. On 1 July 2021 the former municipalities of Apples, Cottens, Pampigny, Sévery, Bussy-Chardonney and Reverolle merged into the new municipality of Hautemorges.
Population
4'422
Tax multiplier
68%
Cottens VD in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.68%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 54'100
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'600
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.78%↓29.1%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture57%
- Forest34%
- Settlement9%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.6%↓0.5%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 9'608/ m²
+13% vs CH
Dwellings
1'923↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
874↓0.6%
92%
4%
Fibre
Property market in Cottens VD
The rental vacancy rate is 0.78%, 15% below the cantonal average (0.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 68%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 68'900, 11% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Cottens VD has 4'422 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
