Population
2'463↑0.2%
About Gimel
City · Vaud
Gimel is the third letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician gīml 𐤂, Hebrew gīmel ג, Aramaic gāmal 𐡂, Syriac gāmal ܓ Arabic jīm ج. Ancient North Arabian 𐪔, South Arabian 𐩴, and Ge'ez ገ.
Population
2'463
Tax multiplier
73%
Gimel in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.73%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'400↑2.7%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 54'000↑2.0%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
1.00%↓35.5%
Middle in canton
- Forest62%
- Agriculture31%
- Settlement6%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
28.0%↓1.4%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'100↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
411↓14.4%
94%
Housing market in Gimel
The rental vacancy rate is 1.00%, 9% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 73%, 5% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 64'100, 4% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gimel has 2'463 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
