Municipality in the Canton of Vaud

Living in Le Chenit

Le Chenit (postcode 1341–1348) has 1,226 residential buildings with 2,942 homes in total on 101 streets.

2,942
homes
35%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
72%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
50%
in a quiet location

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Le Chenit in figures

Le Chenit (postcode 1341–1348) has 1,226 residential buildings with 2,942 homes in total on 101 streets.
The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1924.
35% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 25% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 72% a public transport stop within 300 m.
50% 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 13,641 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 Le Chenit

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): 4,753
Growth over 10 years: +5.5%
Share of foreign nationals: 27.2%
Share aged 65 and over: 23.3%
Jobs (2024): 6,993
Income tax¹: CHF 13,641
Household electricity price (2027): from 33.5 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 395
1919–1945 122
1946–1970 351
1971–1990 173
1991–2010 79
from 2011 78

Heating systems in the existing stock

Heat pump 4%
District heating 16%
Gas 1%
Heating oil 54%
Wood 12%

Source: GWR, residential buildings in Le Chenit.

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Streets compared

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The quietest streets

Shops & public transport on the doorstep

1.Place de la Lande60 m · 30 m
2.Rue de la Gare70 m · 90 m
3.Route du Campe150 m · 60 m
4.Route Neuve110 m · 110 m
5.Rue des Bruyères90 m · 130 m
6.Chemin des Trembles110 m · 130 m
7.Rue de l'Orbe140 m · 130 m
8.Chemin de Rivaboux80 m · 200 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