Population
145'596↑0.5%
About 1005 Lausanne
Postal code · Vaud
Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake. Lausanne is located 51.7 kilometres northeast of Geneva, the nearest major city. The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland convenes in Lausanne, although it is not the de jure capital of the nation.
Population
145'596
Tax multiplier
79%
1005 Lausanne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.79%
Median taxable income
CHF 43'300↑1.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'550↑1.3%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.58%↑5.5%
−46% vs CH
- Settlement47%
- Forest39%
- Agriculture14%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
42.9%↑0.5%
Median rent
CHF 29/ m²
+63% vs CH
Dwellings
82'069↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
102'657↓1.3%
88%
76%
Fibre
