Population
4'945↑1.4%
About Avenches
City · Vaud
Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.
Population
4'945
Tax multiplier
65%
Avenches in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.65%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'100↓1.4%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'000↓1.1%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
155%
0.16%↓92.6%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Agriculture62%
- Settlement20%
- Forest17%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
40.9%↓0.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+8% vs CH
Dwellings
2'500↑2.4%
Jobs (FTE)
2'500↑1.2%
88%
Housing market in Avenches
The rental vacancy rate is 0.16%, 83% below the cantonal average (0.92 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 52'200, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Avenches has 4'945 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).