Vaud · District de l'Ouest lausannois · BFS commune no. 5627^[8]

Chavannes-près-Renens

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 59’848per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’65416.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 672adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’286per month, estimate

Residents^[5]10’72057.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]14 minto Renens

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Chavannes-près-Renens has 10’720 residents, making it the 19th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

57% of residents are foreign nationals, above the Swiss average of 28%.

With 9% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is younger than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’654 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 4 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Vaud.

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 Renens, about 14 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’950 h; Sunnier than 90% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 320 h; More winter sun than 75% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 44%; More than in 95% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.1%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 6%; Median: Vaud 5%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

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

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	3’948 7.9%	11’790 14.7%	16’654 16.7%	31’700 21.1%	49’764 24.9%	90’546 30.2%
Married, single income, no children	704 1.4%	7’369 9.2%	12’025 12.0%	23’450 15.6%	39’514 19.8%	76’857 25.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	223 0.4%	6’347 7.9%	11’258 11.3%	22’127 14.8%	36’390 18.2%	72’918 24.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	2’560 3.2%	6’462 6.5%	18’252 12.2%	31’624 15.8%	66’765 22.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 77.5%. 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 insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 618	CHF 672
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 157	CHF 179

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’286	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’595	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’971	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

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.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Renens	14
Lausanne	28
Morges	35
Yverdon-les-Bains	48
Vevey	51
Montreux	55
Nyon	61
Genève Cornavin	62

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).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Saint-Sulpice (VD)	15’157	672	5’191
Ecublens (VD)	15’656	672	13’747
Renens (VD)	16’621	672	21’793
Chavannes-près-Renens	16’654	672	10’720
Lausanne	16’721	672	145’596

Compare Chavannes-près-Renens with: Lausanne, Renens (VD), Ecublens (VD)

Population

Residents10’720^[5]

Foreign nationals57.1%

Aged 0–1922.2%

Aged 20–6468.9%

Aged 65+8.9%

Area1.65 km²^[6]

Sources

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.
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.
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.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
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.
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.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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