Population
4'787↑0.7%
About Le Chenit
Municipality · Vaud
Le Chenit is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the Vallée de Joux.
Population
4'787
Tax multiplier
59%
Le Chenit in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.59%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'300↑1.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'400↑2.2%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.55%↑161.9%
Below average in canton
- Forest68%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement3%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
27.8%↑2.0%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
2'909↑1.8%
Jobs (FTE)
6'202↑0.6%
79%
Housing market in Le Chenit
The rental vacancy rate is 0.55%, 40% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 59%, 16% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 54'500, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Le Chenit has 4'787 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
