Population
13'747↑2.9%
About Ecublens (VD)
Municipality · Vaud
Écublens is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of Lausanne and is served by the Lausanne metro line 1 and several bus lines. The nearest train station is Renens.
Population
13'747
Tax multiplier
63%
Ecublens (VD) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.63%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'300↑0.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'000
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.84%↑52.7%
Middle in canton
- Settlement64%
- Agriculture23%
- Forest11%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
48.1%↑0.9%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 31/ m²
+72% vs CH
Dwellings
6'071↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
15'417↓1.6%
91%
Housing market in Ecublens (VD)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 9% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 63%, 10% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 58'000, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Ecublens (VD) has 13'747 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
