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District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
VaudDistrict de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut is one of 10 districts of the canton of Vaud and comprises 12 municipalities with 90'068 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.
Le Châtelard
27'182Residents
Vevey
20'147Residents
La Tour-de-Peilz
13'046Residents
Blonay – Saint-Légier
12'608Residents
Château-d’Oex
3'681Residents
Corsier-sur-Vevey
3'459Residents
Chardonne
3'383Residents
Corseaux
2'323Residents
Jongny
1'918Residents
Veytaux
1'009Residents
Rougemont
806Residents
Rossinière
506Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
78.2% YesNo 21.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
12.8% YesNo 87.2%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP25.0% · strongest party
SP25.0%
FDP24.7%
SVP16.4%
GRÜNE13.2%
GLP7.4%
PdA/Sol.5.3%
Mitte4.1%
Übrige2.6%
EVP0.8%
EDU0.5%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026La Tour-de-Peilz
64 %
median of its municipalities
67.8 %
Château-d'Oex
81.5 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 64 % % in La Tour-de-Peilz to 81.5 % % in Château-d'Oex (median 67.8 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.8 % in La Tour-de-Peilz to 16.9 % in Château-d'Oex (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.95 %
Dwellings
50'557
Avg. rooms
3.3
Built before 1946
28.9%
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
+722 +0.8%
births
749
deaths
801
net migration
+739
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
42'002
Workplaces
7'031
Services share
88.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 751 (1.8%) · Secondary 4'057 (9.7%) · Tertiary 37'194 (88.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
214
Organic share
19.2 %
Farmland
4'589 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
6.7 °C
Precipitation
1'481 mm
Elevation
372–2'528 m
Flat share
17.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
479 GWh
Electricity
28.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
51 min
Road to centre
35 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.805–29.436 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 la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut rank
sum of its municipalities1658Rossinière1659Rougemont1660Château-d'Oex×21800Vevey1801Le Mont-Pèlerin1802Corseaux1803Chardonne1804Corsier-sur-Vevey1805Jongny1806St-Légier-La Chiésaz1807Blonay1808Les Monts-de-Corsier×21809Fenil-sur-Corsier1814La Tour-de-Peilz1815Clarens1816Chailly-Montreux1817Brent1820Montreux +11822Chernex1823Glion1824Caux1832Chamby1833Les Avants
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BlonayBrentCauxChailly-MontreuxChambyChardonneChâteau-d'OexChernexClarensCorseauxCorsier-sur-VeveyFenil-sur-CorsierFlendruzGlionJongnyL'EtivazLa LécheretteLa TineLa Tour-de-PeilzLe Mont-PèlerinLes AvantsLes Monts-de-CorsierLes MoulinsMontreuxRossinièreRougemontSt-Légier-La ChiésazTerritetVeveyVeytauxVillard-sur-Chamby
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut?
- District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut comprises 12 municipalities: Le Châtelard, Vevey, La Tour-de-Peilz, Blonay – Saint-Légier, Château-d’Oex, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Chardonne, Corseaux, Jongny, Veytaux, Rougemont, Rossinière. Together they have 90'068 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in?
- District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut?
- District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has 90'068 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 12 municipalities; the largest is Le Châtelard with 27'182.
- Does District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut the municipal rate ranges from 64 % (La Tour-de-Peilz) to 81.5 % (Château-d'Oex).
- How did District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut voted 45.1 % 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.