About La Tour-de-Peilz
La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipality in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey.
- Canton
- Vaud
- Area
- 11.3 km²
Population
12'812residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'863
Vacancy
0.56%
Foreign residents
30.0%
Dwellings
6'786
Jobs (FTE)
3'766
Tax multiplier
64%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of La Tour-de-Peilz, 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
3'766 full-time-equivalent jobs across 598 businesses — services make up 95% of employment, industry 4% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
3'766FTE total
Primary0.8%
Secondary4.5%
Tertiary94.7%
Land use
76% built-up, 21% agricultural, 2% forest. Measured across 326 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement76.1%
Agriculture21.5%
Forest2.5%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SP led the 2023 National Council election with 26.6%, ahead of FDP at 23.6%.
Source BFS
SP26.6%+4.5 pp
FDP23.6%−1.8 pp
Grüne14.8%−4.1 pp
SVP14.1%+0.6 pp
GLP7.9%−0.2 pp
Mitte5.0%
Sol.
4.0%+1.4 pp
Others
2.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.3%
Second homes8.7%
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
