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Assens

Get to know Assens

Assens is a village and municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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The municipality includes the villages of Bioley-Orjulaz, Malapalud and Assens.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

75%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture75%
  • Forest14%
  • Settlement11%
  • Other<1%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 783 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

783

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.00%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.00%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.00%
20160.00%
20170.00%
20180.00%
20190.00%
20200.00%
20210.00%
20220.00%
20230.00%
20240.00%
20250.00%
20260.00%
Dwellings783Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 327 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings6During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage5%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 20.2% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'749

1.7K874.50
20212025
Population
20101'455
20111'446
20121'476
20131'491
20141'482
20151'501
20161'535
20171'560
20181'589
20191'595
20201'669
20211'669
20221'672
20231'703
20241'717
20251'749
More about People
Population
1'749End of 2025

2025

1'749

1.7K874.50
20212025
Population
20101'455
20111'446
20121'476
20131'491
20141'482
20151'501
20161'535
20171'560
20181'589
20191'595
20201'669
20211'669
20221'672
20231'703
20241'717
20251'749
Foreign residents
17.0%End of 2025

2025

17.0%

178.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201012.9%
201113.2%
201214.1%
201315.0%
201413.8%
201514.3%
201614.8%
201715.3%
201816.1%
201915.2%
202015.5%
202114.3%
202214.4%
202315.7%
202416.1%
202517.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'318

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'318 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'318

1.3K6590
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011694
2012718
2013736
2014773
2015797
2016914
2017977
20181'100
20191'176
20201'199
20211'246
20221'284
20231'298
20241'318

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 14'454

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'454/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
70%Tax year 2026

2026

70%

70350
20222026
Tax multiplier
201070%
201170%
201270%
201370%
201470%
201570%
201670%
201770%
201870%
201970%
202070%
202170%
202270%
202370%
202470%
202570%
202670%
Median taxable income
CHF 58'650All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 58'650

59.8K29.9K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 57'600
2011CHF 57'000
2012CHF 56'300
2013CHF 57'650
2014CHF 58'600
2015CHF 55'500
2016CHF 59'000
2017CHF 59'750
2018CHF 59'750
2019CHF 58'900
2020CHF 59'800
2021CHF 59'800
2022CHF 58'650
Median net income
CHF 65'250As of 2022

2022

CHF 65'250

66.9K33.4K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 64'250
2011CHF 64'400
2012CHF 62'100
2013CHF 65'100
2014CHF 67'250
2015CHF 62'600
2016CHF 65'000
2017CHF 67'500
2018CHF 65'200
2019CHF 65'300
2020CHF 66'000
2021CHF 66'850
2022CHF 65'250
Paying direct federal tax80%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%Tax year 2026

2026

155%

15577.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010151.5%
2011157.5%
2012154.5%
2013154.5%
2014154.5%
2015154.5%
2016154.5%
2017154.5%
2018154.5%
2019154.5%
2020156%
2021155%
2022155%
2023155%
2024155%
2025155%
2026155%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of low density
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Lausanne
Labour market region
Prilly–Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020