Population
1'566↓0.5%
About Sottens
City · Vaud
Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Population
1'566
Tax multiplier
71%
Sottens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.71%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'500↑3.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'400↑1.4%
78%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.69%↓14.6%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture56%
- Forest37%
- Settlement7%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.1%↑14.2%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
710↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
248↓2.4%
91%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in Sottens
The rental vacancy rate is 1.69%, 84% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 71%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'750, 6% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Sottens has 1'566 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
