Population
13'364↑0.3%
About Ecublens (VD)
Municipality · Vaud
Écublens is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of Lausanne and is served by the Lausanne metro line 1 and several bus lines. The nearest train station is Renens.
Population
13'364
Tax multiplier
63%
Ecublens (VD) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
63%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 62'928
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
0.84%↑52.7%
Middle in canton
- Settlement64%
- Agriculture23%
- Forest11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
47.7%↑1.1%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
6'071↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
15'663↑0.3%
91%
20%
Fibre
Housing market in Ecublens (VD)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, 10% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'928, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Ecublens (VD) has 13'364 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
