Municipality in the Canton of Vaud

Living in Echandens

Echandens (postcode 1026) has 594 residential buildings with 1,475 homes in total on 53 streets.

1,475
homes
85%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
76%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
29%
in a quiet location

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Echandens in figures

Echandens (postcode 1026) has 594 residential buildings with 1,475 homes in total on 53 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1975.
85% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 12% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 76% a public transport stop within 300 m.
29% of residential buildings are in a quiet location (below 50 dB during the day at the loudest façade).
Net rents in the Canton of Vaud are 19.10 CHF per m² per month (average, 2024; BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen)).
Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 13,768 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Market & people

Prices, population and building stock

Rents

Official survey

19.10 CHF/m²

per m² of living space per month, net

Canton of Vaud · 2024

Canton value – not published for Echandens

Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²

19.10 CHF/m²

Rents per m² of living space per month, net · Canton of Vaud · 2024

+14 %

since 2012

Line: average

All values as a table

Year	Value	25 %	75 %	Cases
2024	19.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2023	18.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2022	18.40 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2021	18.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2020	18.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2019	17.60 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2018	17.50 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2017	17.10 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2016	17.00 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2015	16.70 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2014	17.30 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2013	16.90 CHF/m²	–	–	–
2012	16.80 CHF/m²	–	–	–

Official survey: Sample of existing tenancies.

Sources: BFS, Strukturerhebung (Durchschnitt aller bewohnten Mietwohnungen). Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.

Population & jobs

Residents (2025): 2,999
Growth over 10 years: +24.2%
Share of foreign nationals: 33.1%
Share aged 65 and over: 21.0%
Jobs (2024): 1,553
Income tax¹: CHF 13,768
Household electricity price (2027): from 27.9 Rp./kWh

Sources: FSO (STATPOP, STATENT), ElCom. ¹ Canton and municipality, single person, gross income of about CHF 100,000.

Residential buildings by construction period

before 1919 20
1919–1945 6
1946–1970 112
1971–1990 257
1991–2010 90
from 2011 47

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 9%
Gas 26%
Heating oil 32%
Wood 1%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Echandens.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Place du Saugey30 m · 70 m
2.Chemin des Platanes70 m · 110 m
3.Rue du Saugey150 m · 90 m
4.Rue de la Petite Forge110 m · 130 m
5.Rue du Château220 m · 70 m
6.Route de la Gare220 m · 90 m
7.Chemin de l'Eglise230 m · 120 m
8.Route de Bremblens160 m · 210 m

Short walks to daycare & kindergarten

Streets with at least three residential buildings; median of the buildings. Noise: loudest façade during the day (FOEN sonBASE); distances as the crow flies (OpenStreetMap, FOT).

Currently on Heimster