Population
9'860↓0.5%
About Epalinges
Municipality · Vaud
Épalinges is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Population
9'860
Tax multiplier
65%
Epalinges in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.65%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'500↑0.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 62'000↑1.2%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.58%↑9.7%
Above average in canton
- Settlement63%
- Forest24%
- Agriculture13%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
30.3%↓0.3%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 26/ m²
+43% vs CH
Dwellings
4'684↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
3'080↓0.9%
90%
5%
Fibre
Housing market in Epalinges
The rental vacancy rate is 1.58%, 72% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 7% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 72'400, 17% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Epalinges has 9'860 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
