Population
1'911↓1.7%
About Penthaz
City · Vaud
Penthaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Population
1'911
Tax multiplier
70%
Penthaz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.70%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'700↓0.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'964↓0.9%
76%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.49%↓55.9%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture65%
- Settlement18%
- Forest13%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
24.9%↓0.7%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
816↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
564↓0.2%
94%
4%
Fibre
Housing market in Penthaz
The rental vacancy rate is 0.49%, 47% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 70%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'950, 11% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Penthaz has 1'911 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
