About Chardonne
Chardonne is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Vaud
- Area
- 15.4 km²
Population
3'337residents
Median taxable income
CHF 76'587
Vacancy
1.90%
Foreign residents
23.9%
Dwellings
1'842
Jobs (FTE)
698
Tax multiplier
68%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Chardonne, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
698 full-time-equivalent jobs across 194 businesses — services make up 76% of employment, industry 5% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
698FTE total
Primary18.6%
Secondary5.0%
Tertiary76.4%
Land use
17% built-up, 46% agricultural, 37% forest. Measured across 1'028 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement17.5%
Agriculture45.8%
Forest36.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
FDP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.7%, ahead of SP at 22.3%.
Source BFS
FDP28.7%+0.2 pp
SP22.3%+5.2 pp
SVP16.1%+2.8 pp
Grüne12.7%−8.5 pp
GLP9.6%−1.0 pp
Mitte4.3%
Sol.
1.7%+0.2 pp
Others
1.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
85.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 14.2% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences85.8%
Second homes14.2%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Château-d'Oex has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1879–1922) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1879–1922
Château-d'Oex · 1028 m.a.s.l. · 1879–2025
