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Canton of VD

Living in Lausanne

With a municipal tax multiplier of 78.5%, this municipality ranks 279 among the least taxed of the 300 municipalities in canton VD. That is 8.5 points above the median municipality in canton VD. With 144,873 inhabitants, it is the 1 most populous of the canton’s 300 municipalities. Under-20s make up 19.2% of the population, against 19.9% for Switzerland as a whole. It is also a tourist destination: 971,781 hotel overnight stays were recorded in 2024.

Population
144,873

STATPOP 2024

Households
72,177
Median taxable income
CHF 51,560

Age structure

0–19 years
27,807
20–64 years
96,195
65 and over
20,871

Municipal taxation

Municipal multiplier
78.50 %
Cantonal multiplier
155.00 %

As a % of the simple cantonal tax (FTA 2025). This is not a tax rate: it applies to the cantonal scale.

Information published by the municipality

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No information has been collected from this municipality's website yet.

Official municipal website

Sources

Population and demographics: FSO (STATPOP). Tax multipliers: FTA. Accessibility: FSO geodata. Municipal information: the municipality's official website. Every value carries its reference year.