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Vaud · District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut · BFS commune no. 5882[7]

Coat of arms of ChardonneChardonne

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’912per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’02216.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 672adult, per month
Residents[4]3’38324.6% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]26 minto Vevey

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Chardonne ranks for your household →
Compare Chardonne with another commune →

AttalensGranges (Veveyse)PuidouxSaint-Saphorin (Lavaux)CorseauxCorsier-sur-VeveyJongny AttalensGranges (Veveyse)PuidouxSaint-Saphorin (Lavaux)CorseauxCorsier-sur-Vevey Chardonne

Chardonne has 3’383 residents, making it the 56th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

25% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’022 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 7 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 672 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Vevey, about 26 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…[1]

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children3’790
7.6%		11’330
14.2%		16’022
16.0%		30’572
20.4%		48’072
24.0%		87’627
29.2%
Married, single income, no children677
1.4%		7’077
8.8%		11’559
11.6%		22’595
15.1%		38’178
19.1%		74’445
24.8%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children213
0.4%		6’088
7.6%		10’806
10.8%		21’288
14.2%		35’096
17.5%		70’572
23.5%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’451
3.1%		6’189
6.2%		17’555
11.7%		30’520
15.3%		64’674
21.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 68%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Vaud.[3]

Cheapest insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 618CHF 672
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 157CHF 179

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.[6]

HubMinutes
Vevey26
Montreux39
Lausanne60
Renens65
Martigny70
Morges80
Sion94
Yverdon-les-Bains97

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Corsier-sur-Vevey15’7896723’459
Corseaux15’9896722’323
Chardonne16’0226723’383
Puidoux16’0556723’013
Jongny16’1226721’918
AttalensFR16’3065493’690
Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux)16’421672391
Granges (Veveyse)FR16’7665491’012

Population

Residents3’383[4]
Foreign nationals24.6%
Aged 0–1917.7%
Aged 20–6459.9%
Aged 65+22.4%
Area15.36 km²[5]

Sources

  1. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  2. Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  3. Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
  7. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Chardonne COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.