Municipality in the Canton of Vaud
Living in Penthalaz
Penthalaz (postcode 1305) has 492 residential buildings with 1,528 homes in total on 52 streets.
1,528
homes
60%
with a supermarket ≤ 500 m
76%
with public transport ≤ 300 m
56%
in a quiet location
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Penthalaz in figures
- Penthalaz (postcode 1305) has 492 residential buildings with 1,528 homes in total on 52 streets.
- The average construction year of the residential buildings is 1956.
- 60% of residential buildings have a supermarket within 500 m as the crow flies, 83% a daycare centre or kindergarten and 76% a public transport stop within 300 m.
- 56% 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)).
- Vacancy rate in the Canton of Vaud (2026): 0.87% of dwellings were vacant (3,907 dwellings in the sample).
- Income tax (canton and municipality): about CHF 14,535 per year for a single person with a gross income of about CHF 100,000.
Market & people
Prices, population and building stock
Rents
Official survey19.10 CHF/m²
per m² of living space per month, net
Canton of Vaud · 2024
Canton value – not published for Penthalaz
- Switzerland17.80 CHF/m²
Vacancy rate
Official survey0.87%
of dwellings are vacant
Canton of Vaud · 2026 · 3,907 dwellings in the sample
Canton value – not published for Penthalaz
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); BFS, Leerwohnungszählung. Values apply to the area named, not to an individual building.
Population & jobs
- Residents (2025)
- 3,169
- Growth over 10 years
- +0.6%
- Share of foreign nationals
- 28.8%
- Share aged 65 and over
- 18.6%
- Jobs (2024)
- 1,529
- Income tax¹
- CHF 14,535
- Household electricity price (2027)
- from 28.8 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 67
- 1919–1945 35
- 1946–1970 128
- 1971–1990 127
- 1991–2010 101
- from 2011 17
Heating systems in the existing stock
- Heat pump 7%
- Gas 52%
- Heating oil 18%
- Wood 3%
Source: GWR, residential buildings in Penthalaz.
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Streets compared
What is it like to live where in Penthalaz?
The quietest streets
Shops & public transport on the doorstep
- 1.Route de Cossonay90 m · 80 m
- 2.Route de Gollion120 m · 60 m
- 3.Chemin de Beau-Site180 m · 90 m
- 4.Place Centrale220 m · 90 m
- 5.Praz-Gérémoz210 m · 160 m
- 6.Chemin des Vignettes160 m · 270 m
- 7.Route de la Vuy230 m · 210 m
- 8.Chemin Rouge230 m · 220 m
Short walks to daycare & kindergarten
- 1.Chemin de la Fully60 m
- 2.Chemin de Valrose80 m
- 3.Chemin du Collège110 m
- 4.Place Centrale110 m
- 5.Chemin du Mont-Blanc110 m
- 6.Chemin de Beau-Site160 m
- 7.Chemin Rouge160 m
- 8.Chemin du Plan-Bois170 m
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).
Streets in Penthalaz
52 streets with residential buildings – location, distances and noise for every building.
C
- Chemin Rouge · 17
- Chemin d'Azilly · 7
- Chemin de Beau-Site · 6
- Chemin de Bellevue · 6
- Chemin de Florimont · 7
- Chemin de Sauffaz · 12
- Chemin de Savoie · 13
- Chemin de Valrose · 6
- Chemin de l'Avenir · 4
- Chemin de l'Islettaz · 1
- Chemin de la Dent-d'Oche · 11
- Chemin de la Forêt · 9
- Chemin de la Fully · 6
- Chemin de la Lisière · 8
- Chemin de la Loëttaz · 3
- Chemin de la Paix · 6
- Chemin de la Piscine · 2
- Chemin des Cèdres · 14
- Chemin des Etangs · 10
- Chemin des Fauvettes · 5
- Chemin des Fourches · 13
- Chemin des Maisons Neuves · 24
- Chemin des Plantaz · 1
- Chemin des Primevères · 9
- Chemin des Publoz · 1
- Chemin des Vignettes · 15
- Chemin du Canal · 2
- Chemin du Collège · 11
- Chemin du Dévent · 11
- Chemin du Levant · 5
- Chemin du Moléson · 12
- Chemin du Mont-Blanc · 8
- Chemin du Mont-Tendre · 3
- Chemin du Plan-Bois · 7
- Chemin du Pâqueret · 2
- Chemin du Stade · 7
- Chemin du Verney · 2
D
L
- Le Cheminet · 41
P
- Place Centrale · 5
- Praz-Gérémoz · 30
R
- Route Dessous-la-Ville · 7
- Route de Cossonay · 6
- Route de Daillens · 14
- Route de Gollion · 7
- Route de Lausanne · 8
- Route de Lussery · 5
- Route de Penthaz · 12
- Route de la Gare · 35
- Route de la Vuy · 16
- Rue Ancienne-Poste · 4
- Rue Jean-Jacques Porchat · 15