Population
10'758↑2.0%
About Payerne
City · Vaud
Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.
Population
10'758
Tax multiplier
70%
Payerne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
70%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'049
Bottom 10% in canton
Vacancy
0.60%↑76.5%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture57%
- Settlement26%
- Forest15%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
44.3%↑2.2%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'333↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
5'636↑0.4%
90%
50%
Fibre
Housing market in Payerne
The rental vacancy rate is 0.60%, 35% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'049, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Payerne has 10'758 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
