Vaud · District de Lavaux-Oron · BFS commune no. 5805^[8]

Oron

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 63’428per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’08916.1% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 631adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’076per month, estimate

Residents^[5]6’44724.0% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]35 minto Lausanne

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Oron has 6’447 residents, making it the 28th largest of the 300 communes in the canton of Vaud.

24% 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, less than in 8 of its 11 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 631 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Lausanne, about 35 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’920 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]: 370 h; More winter sun than 90% 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]: 17%; More than in 60% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0.4%; More than in 75% 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]: 5%; 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	3’807 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 children	680 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 children	214 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 children	0 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 2 of Vaud.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 574	CHF 631
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 144	CHF 168

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 1’076	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’371	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’703	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
Lausanne	35
Renens	41
Morges	49
Vevey	56
Fribourg	59
Montreux	62
Yverdon-les-Bains	64
Genève Cornavin	83

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]
Puidoux	16’055	672	3’013
Oron	16’089	631	6’447
Forel (Lavaux)	16’089	672	2’109
Servion	16’089	631	2’234
RueFR	16’181	549	2’638
AttalensFR	16’306	549	3’690
Maracon	16’454	631	562
Granges (Veveyse)FR	16’766	549	1’012
Saint-Martin (FR)FR	17’018	549	1’059
RemaufensFR	17’101	549	1’462
BossonnensFR	17’269	549	1’661
Le FlonFR	17’587	549	1’221

Population

Residents6’447^[5]

Foreign nationals24.0%

Aged 0–1924.2%

Aged 20–6458.5%

Aged 65+17.3%

Area26.28 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 Oron COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.