Population
6'817↑1.5%
About Echallens
Municipality · Vaud
Échallens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Population
6'817
Tax multiplier
73%
Echallens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.73%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'550↓1.9%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'975↓1.2%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.13%↓68.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture60%
- Settlement25%
- Forest13%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
24.9%↓0.8%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 26/ m²
+46% vs CH
Dwellings
3'077↑5.1%
Jobs (FTE)
2'225↑1.7%
95%
25%
Fibre
Housing market in Echallens
The rental vacancy rate is 0.13%, 86% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 73%, 4% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'500, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Echallens has 6'817 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
