Population
26'955↑0.5%
About 1820 Montreux
Postal code · Vaud
Montreux is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud, having a population of nearly 27,000 with about 85,000 in the Vevey-Montreux agglomeration as of 2019.
Population
26'955
Tax multiplier
65%
Vacancy
1.13%
1820 Montreux in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
65%
Median taxable income
CHF 61'075
+11% vs CH
Vacancy
1.13%↑7.6%
- Forest51%
- Agriculture24%
- Settlement20%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
45.4%↓0.5%
Dwellings
15'841↑0.2%
Jobs (FTE)
10'185↑2.0%
80%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in 1820 Montreux
The rental vacancy rate is 1.13%, 23% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'075, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). 1820 Montreux has 26'955 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
