Population
6'447↑1.7%
About Oron-le-Châtel
City · Vaud
Oron-le-Châtel is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.
Population
6'447
Tax multiplier
69%
Oron-le-Châtel in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.69%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'100↑1.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'000↑2.0%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.98%↑4.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture68%
- Forest19%
- Settlement13%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
24.0%↑2.0%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 7'771/ m²
−9% vs CH
Dwellings
2'959↑3.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'890↑1.6%
92%
Property market in Oron-le-Châtel
The rental vacancy rate is 0.98%, 7% above the cantonal average (0.92 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 69%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'100, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Oron-le-Châtel has 6'447 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).