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Municipality · Vaud

Saint-Prex

Get to know Saint-Prex

Saint-Prex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

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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.

50%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture50%
  • Settlement43%
  • Forest7%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 6 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 31.1

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

27.736.7

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.78%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.78%

10.50
20222026
Vacancy
20150.48%
20160.26%
20170.91%
20181.26%
20190.60%
20200.60%
20210.49%
20220.69%
20230.21%
20240.41%
20250.41%
20260.78%
Net asking rentCHF 31.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 31.3/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 12'292/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings2'966Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 896 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings6During 2024
Primary residences87%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage87%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 15.3% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

5'923

5.9K3K0
20212025
Population
20105'139
20115'239
20125'451
20135'449
20145'451
20155'603
20165'687
20175'682
20185'682
20195'766
20205'855
20215'860
20225'871
20235'905
20245'865
20255'923
More about People
Population
5'923End of 2025

2025

5'923

5.9K3K0
20212025
Population
20105'139
20115'239
20125'451
20135'449
20145'451
20155'603
20165'687
20175'682
20185'682
20195'766
20205'855
20215'860
20225'871
20235'905
20245'865
20255'923
Foreign residents
36.1%End of 2025

2025

36.1%

37.318.70
20212025
Foreign residents
201032.8%
201134.4%
201235.6%
201336.1%
201436.5%
201536.8%
201636.7%
201736.9%
201836.7%
201936.9%
202037.0%
202137.3%
202237.0%
202336.4%
202436.4%
202536.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'383

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 2'383 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

2'383

2.8K1.4K0
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20111'982
20122'056
20132'056
20142'223
20152'270
20162'305
20172'367
20182'415
20192'576
20202'645
20212'742
20222'752
20232'580
20242'383

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 13'722

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 13'722/ 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
59%Tax year 2026

2026

59%

5929.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
201062%
201156%
201258%
201355%
201455%
201555%
201655%
201755%
201855%
201955%
202055%
202159%
202259%
202359%
202459%
202559%
202659%
Median taxable income
CHF 57'300All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 57'300

57.3K28.7K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 55'600
2011CHF 54'200
2012CHF 53'700
2013CHF 53'000
2014CHF 52'900
2015CHF 54'500
2016CHF 54'700
2017CHF 54'600
2018CHF 54'600
2019CHF 55'600
2020CHF 56'700
2021CHF 56'950
2022CHF 57'300
Median net income
CHF 64'000As of 2022

2022

CHF 64'000

64.6K32.3K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 62'200
2011CHF 61'400
2012CHF 60'800
2013CHF 59'800
2014CHF 60'200
2015CHF 62'200
2016CHF 61'700
2017CHF 61'800
2018CHF 62'350
2019CHF 62'800
2020CHF 63'700
2021CHF 64'625
2022CHF 64'000
Paying direct federal tax76%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 high density
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Lausanne
Labour market region
Rolle–Saint-Prex
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020