Population
21'793↑1.2%
About Renens (VD)
Municipality · Vaud
Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Ouest Lausannois, and is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. It is the fourth largest city in the canton. It is considered a very multiethnic town, as more than 50% of the inhabitants are resident foreign nationals from about a hundred countries.
Population
21'793
Tax multiplier
77%
Renens (VD) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.77%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'400↑1.5%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'100↑1.8%
66%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.33%↓17.5%
Below average in canton
- Settlement96%
- Forest3%
- Agriculture2%
Foreign residents
50.8%↑0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 28/ m²
+54% vs CH
Dwellings
11'212↑1.9%
Jobs (FTE)
14'500↑6.1%
89%
Housing market in Renens (VD)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.33%, 64% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 77%, 11% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'900, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Renens (VD) has 21'793 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
