Population
3'210↑0.7%
About Jorat-Mézières
Municipality · Vaud
Jorat-Mézières is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2016 the former municipalities of Mézières (VD), Ferlens (VD) and Carrouge (VD) merged to form the new municipality of Jorat-Mézières.
Population
3'210
Tax multiplier
71%
Jorat-Mézières in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.71%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 52'800↓0.6%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 60'300↑1.2%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.02%↓34.6%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture66%
- Forest21%
- Settlement13%
Foreign residents
15.6%↓4.8%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'471↓0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
712↑2.6%
93%
61%
Fibre
Housing market in Jorat-Mézières
The rental vacancy rate is 1.02%, 11% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 71%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 67'000, 8% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Jorat-Mézières has 3'210 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
