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Municipality · Vaud

Chardonne

Get to know Chardonne

Chardonne is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

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

46%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture46%
  • Forest37%
  • Settlement17%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 9 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Gross asking rent

CHF 24.8

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

23.528.9

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.72%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.72%

3.21.60
20222026
Vacancy
20152.29%
20161.32%
20174.04%
20183.64%
20193.13%
20203.27%
20213.65%
20222.82%
20233.18%
20241.72%
20251.90%
20261.72%
Gross asking rentCHF 24.8/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 12'508/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'865Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 872 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings39During 2024
Primary residences86%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage9%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 27.6% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

3'383

3.4K1.7K0
20212025
Population
20102'651
20112'751
20122'772
20132'824
20142'840
20152'875
20162'908
20172'914
20182'944
20193'026
20203'092
20213'072
20223'186
20233'236
20243'337
20253'383
More about People
Population
3'383End of 2025

2025

3'383

3.4K1.7K0
20212025
Population
20102'651
20112'751
20122'772
20132'824
20142'840
20152'875
20162'908
20172'914
20182'944
20193'026
20203'092
20213'072
20223'186
20233'236
20243'337
20253'383
Foreign residents
24.6%End of 2025

2025

24.6%

24.912.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201023.9%
201124.6%
201224.8%
201325.2%
201424.8%
201524.0%
201623.9%
201723.8%
201823.8%
201923.8%
202024.6%
202124.4%
202224.9%
202324.1%
202423.9%
202524.6%
Jobs (FTE)
527

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 527 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

527

5462730
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011496
2012526
2013531
2014522
2015504
2016485
2017488
2018502
2019513
2020542
2021546
2022539
2023519
2024527

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 14'321

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'321/ 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
68%Tax year 2026

2026

68%

68340
20222026
Tax multiplier
201070%
201164%
201266%
201366%
201466%
201566%
201668%
201768%
201868%
201968%
202068%
202168%
202268%
202368%
202468%
202568%
202668%
Median taxable income
CHF 55'750All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 55'750

55.8K27.9K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 53'700
2011CHF 53'300
2012CHF 52'500
2013CHF 52'700
2014CHF 52'600
2015CHF 50'000
2016CHF 52'500
2017CHF 52'600
2018CHF 52'100
2019CHF 50'000
2020CHF 51'200
2021CHF 53'750
2022CHF 55'750
Median net income
CHF 59'925As of 2022

2022

CHF 59'925

59.9K30K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 60'700
2011CHF 59'500
2012CHF 59'800
2013CHF 59'550
2014CHF 59'700
2015CHF 56'300
2016CHF 59'300
2017CHF 58'100
2018CHF 57'250
2019CHF 55'600
2020CHF 55'775
2021CHF 57'664
2022CHF 59'925
Paying direct federal tax77%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
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a medium-sized agglomertation
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Vevey – Montreux
Labour market region
Montreux–Vevey
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020