Population
8'005↑0.3%
About Orbe
City · Vaud
Orbe is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
Population
8'005
Tax multiplier
76%
Orbe in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.76%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'800↑1.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'300↑0.5%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.89%↓78.9%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture71%
- Settlement23%
- Other3%
- Forest3%
Foreign residents
35.0%↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 21/ m²
+16% vs CH
Dwellings
3'933↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
4'150↑3.1%
94%
Housing market in Orbe
The rental vacancy rate is 0.89%, 3% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 76%, 9% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'500, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Orbe has 8'005 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).