Population
27'182↑0.8%
About Caux
City · Vaud
Caux (Montreux) is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland which is part of the Montreux municipality. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters.
Population
27'182
Tax multiplier
65%
Caux in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.65%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 37'500↑0.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 42'150↑0.3%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.34%↑18.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest51%
- Agriculture24%
- Settlement20%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
46.0%↑1.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 25/ m²
+40% vs CH
Dwellings
15'889↑0.5%
Jobs (FTE)
10'097↓0.9%
80%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in Caux
The rental vacancy rate is 1.34%, 54% above the cantonal average (0.87 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 53'000, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Caux has 27'182 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
