Population
3'704↑1.2%
About Leysin
City · Vaud
Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in the Aigle district of Switzerland. It is first mentioned around 1231–32 as Leissins, in 1352 as Leisins.
Population
3'704
Tax multiplier
78%
Leysin in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.78%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 31'600↑0.8%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 35'600↑1.3%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
2.55%↓3.4%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest39%
- Agriculture33%
- Other20%
- Settlement9%
Foreign residents
50.6%↑0.6%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
2'667↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
1'140↓2.4%
53%
Housing market in Leysin
The rental vacancy rate is 2.55%, 177% above the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 78%, 12% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 46'700, 25% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Leysin has 3'704 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
