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Vaud · District de Lavaux-Oron · BFS commune no. 5604[7]

Coat of arms of Forel (Lavaux)Forel (Lavaux)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’845per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’08916.1% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 672adult, per month
Residents[4]2’10920.6% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]56 minto Lausanne

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

PuidouxSavignyBourg-en-LavauxServionOron PuidouxSavignyBourg-en-LavauxServionOron Forel (Lavaux)

Forel (Lavaux) has 2’109 residents, making it the 80th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

21% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’089 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 5 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 Lausanne, about 56 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 children3’807
7.6%		11’379
14.2%		16’089
16.1%		30’691
20.5%		48’250
24.1%		87’936
29.3%
Married, single income, no children680
1.4%		7’108
8.9%		11’608
11.6%		22’685
15.1%		38’318
19.2%		74’700
24.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children214
0.4%		6’115
7.6%		10’854
10.9%		21’377
14.3%		35’232
17.6%		70’821
23.6%
Married, single income, 2 children0
0.0%		2’463
3.1%		6’218
6.2%		17’627
11.8%		30’636
15.3%		64’893
21.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 155%, commune 69%. 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
Lausanne56
Renens69
Vevey76
Morges80
Montreux82
Fribourg87
Yverdon-les-Bains96
Nyon100

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]
Bourg-en-Lavaux15’6566725’561
Puidoux16’0556723’013
Forel (Lavaux)16’0896722’109
Savigny16’0896723’600
Servion16’0896312’234
Oron16’0896316’447

Population

Residents2’109[4]
Foreign nationals20.6%
Aged 0–1922.4%
Aged 20–6459.6%
Aged 65+18.0%
Area18.51 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 Forel (Lavaux) COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.