Population
144'873↑0.5%
About Lausanne
City · 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
144'873
Tax multiplier
79%
Lausanne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
79%
Median taxable income
CHF 60'196
+9% vs CH
Vacancy
0.58%↑5.5%
- Settlement47%
- Forest39%
- Agriculture14%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
42.7%↑0.5%
Dwellings
82'069↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
104'018↑0.6%
88%
76%
Fibre
