Population
6'447↑1.7%
About Essertes
City · Vaud
Essertes is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipality of Essertes merged into Oron.
Population
6'447
Tax multiplier
69%
Essertes in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.69%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'100↑1.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'000↑2.0%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.98%↑4.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture68%
- Forest19%
- Settlement13%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
24.0%↑2.0%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
2'959↑3.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'890↑1.6%
92%
4%
Fibre
Housing market in Essertes
The rental vacancy rate is 0.98%, 7% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 69%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'100, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Essertes has 6'447 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
