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District de Lavaux-Oron
VaudDistrict de Lavaux-Oron is one of 10 districts of the canton of Vaud and comprises 16 municipalities with 66'134 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Pully
19'536Residents
Lutry
10'831Residents
Oron
6'447Residents
Bourg-en-Lavaux
5'561Residents
Belmont-sur-Lausanne
3'890Residents
Savigny
3'600Residents
Jorat-Mézières
3'210Residents
Puidoux
3'013Residents
Chexbres
2'270Residents
Servion
2'234Residents
Forel
2'109Residents
Paudex
1'480Residents
Montpreveyres
670Residents
Maracon
562Residents
Saint-Saphorin
391Residents
Rivaz
330Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District de Lavaux-Oron
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
80.2% YesNo 19.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
36.6% YesNo 63.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.8%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
12.7% YesNo 87.3%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesFDP28.8% · strongest party
FDP28.8%
SP22.0%
SVP16.6%
GRÜNE13.4%
GLP8.4%
Mitte4.4%
PdA/Sol.3.0%
Übrige2.5%
EVP0.5%
EDU0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Lutry
54 %
median of its municipalities
69 %
Maracon
74.5 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 54 % % in Lutry to 74.5 % % in Maracon (median 69 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.1 % in Lutry to 16.5 % in Maracon (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.65 %
Dwellings
32'694
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
24.4%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+419 +0.6%
births
572
deaths
543
net migration
+416
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
25'029
Workplaces
5'181
Services share
79.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'307 (5.2%) · Secondary 3'641 (14.5%) · Tertiary 19'843 (79.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
380
Organic share
14.2 %
Farmland
8'160 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
10 °C
Precipitation
1'191 mm
Elevation
372–983 m
Flat share
59.7%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
459 GWh
Electricity
28.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
35 min
Road to centre
27 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.711–35.257 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District de Lavaux-Oron rank
sum of its municipalities1009Pully1068Les Monts-de-Pully1070Puidoux1071Chexbres +21072Forel (Lavaux)1073Savigny1076Ferlens VD1077Servion1078Essertes1080Les Cullayes1081Montpreveyres1083Mézières VD1084Carrouge VD×21090La Croix (Lutry)1091Aran +11092Belmont-sur-Lausanne1093La Conversion1094Paudex1095Lutry1096Cully1097Riex1098Epesses1607Les Thioleyres +11608Oron-le-Châtel×21610Oron-la-Ville1612Ecoteaux1613Maracon
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AranBelmont-sur-LausanneBussigny-sur-OronCarrouge VDChâtillensChenauxChesalles-sur-OronChexbresCullyEcoteauxEpessesEssertesFerlens VDForel (Lavaux)GrandvauxLa ConversionLa Croix (Lutry)Les CullayesLes Monts-de-PullyLes TavernesLes ThioleyresLutryMaraconMézières VDMollie-MargotMontpreveyresOron-la-VilleOron-le-ChâtelPalézieuxPalézieux-VillagePaudexPuidouxPullyRiexRivazSavignyServionSt-Saphorin (Lavaux)Villette (Lavaux)Vuibroye
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de Lavaux-Oron?
- District de Lavaux-Oron comprises 16 municipalities: Pully, Lutry, Oron, Bourg-en-Lavaux, Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Savigny, Jorat-Mézières, Puidoux, Chexbres, Servion, Forel, Paudex, Montpreveyres, Maracon, Saint-Saphorin, Rivaz. Together they have 66'134 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de Lavaux-Oron in?
- District de Lavaux-Oron lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in District de Lavaux-Oron?
- District de Lavaux-Oron has 66'134 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 16 municipalities; the largest is Pully with 19'536.
- Does District de Lavaux-Oron have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de Lavaux-Oron the municipal rate ranges from 54 % (Lutry) to 74.5 % (Maracon).
- How did District de Lavaux-Oron vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District de Lavaux-Oron voted 47.7 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.