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Municipality · Vaud

Echichens

Get to know Echichens

Échichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

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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.

80%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture80%
  • Settlement11%
  • Forest9%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'380 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'380

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.14%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.14%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20151.97%
20161.12%
20171.47%
20181.08%
20190.70%
20201.23%
20210.53%
20220.60%
20230.15%
20240.22%
20250.66%
20260.14%
Asking priceCHF 9'476/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'380Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 660 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings4During 2024
Primary residences90%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage7%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 35.9% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

3'243

3.2K1.6K0
20212025
Population
20102'386
20112'483
20122'506
20132'556
20142'582
20152'593
20162'642
20172'706
20183'058
20193'071
20203'127
20213'141
20223'208
20233'183
20243'222
20253'243
More about People
Population
3'243End of 2025

2025

3'243

3.2K1.6K0
20212025
Population
20102'386
20112'483
20122'506
20132'556
20142'582
20152'593
20162'642
20172'706
20183'058
20193'071
20203'127
20213'141
20223'208
20233'183
20243'222
20253'243
Foreign residents
20.5%End of 2025

2025

20.5%

2110.50
20212025
Foreign residents
201014.2%
201116.6%
201216.9%
201316.6%
201416.7%
201516.4%
201616.8%
201716.8%
201819.5%
201919.7%
202020.6%
202119.5%
202221.0%
202320.1%
202420.3%
202520.5%
Jobs (FTE)
614

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 614 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

614

645322.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011529
2012538
2013524
2014539
2015541
2016556
2017574
2018618
2019624
2020633
2021645
2022561
2023589
2024614

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 14'188

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 14'188/ 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
66%Tax year 2026

2026

66%

66330
20222026
Tax multiplier
201070%
201164%
201264%
201368%
201468%
201568%
201668%
201768%
201868%
201968%
202066%
202166%
202266%
202366%
202466%
202566%
202666%
Median taxable income
CHF 56'600All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 56'600

56.9K28.5K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 51'050
2011CHF 49'800
2012CHF 53'900
2013CHF 55'400
2014CHF 55'500
2015CHF 52'600
2016CHF 53'400
2017CHF 51'900
2018CHF 54'500
2019CHF 55'850
2020CHF 56'900
2021CHF 56'300
2022CHF 56'600
Median net income
CHF 62'900As of 2022

2022

CHF 62'900

63K31.5K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 55'950
2011CHF 55'900
2012CHF 61'300
2013CHF 62'300
2014CHF 62'300
2015CHF 58'850
2016CHF 60'000
2017CHF 58'350
2018CHF 61'100
2019CHF 63'000
2020CHF 62'250
2021CHF 62'500
2022CHF 62'900
Paying direct federal tax73%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
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Lausanne
Labour market region
Renens–Ecublens
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020