Population
12'464↑1.0%
About Blonay
City · Vaud
Blonay (French pronunciation: [blɔnɛ]) is a former municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022, the former municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz merged into the new municipality of Blonay - Saint-Légier.
Population
12'464
Tax multiplier
68%
Blonay in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
68%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 84'003
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.23%↓8.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest46%
- Agriculture31%
- Settlement21%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
23.4%↑2.6%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
5'652↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
3'776↑1.4%
91%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Blonay
The rental vacancy rate is 0.23%, 75% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 68%, 3% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 84'003, 25% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Blonay has 12'464 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
