Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
6'549 51.9%
Men
6'059 48.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'850 22.6%
Swiss citizens
9'594 76.1%
Foreign residents
3'014 23.9%
Population density
404 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'850 · 22.6%20–64 · 7'204 · 57.1%65+ · 2'554 · 20.3%
Foreign residents 23.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +144 (+1.2%) · 91 births · 122 deaths · net migration +164
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 27.4% Yes
22.5% YesNo 77.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 25.6% Yes
22.6% YesNo 77.4%
27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 51.8% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 45.1% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 34.2% Yes
32.8% YesNo 67.2%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 43.3% Yes
34.4% YesNo 65.6%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 45.7% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 46.1% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.8%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 49.0% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 69.4% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP29.3% · strongest party
FDP29.3%
SP21.1%
SVP16.5%
GRÜNE12.2%
GLP10.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier67.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
67.5%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 105 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'989 CHF(16%)
Rank 105 of 300 in the canton · 1264 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF
100'000 CHF:15'989 CHF(~16%)
Blonay – Saint-LégierCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Blonay – Saint-Légier | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.1% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.6% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.1% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.2% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.1% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.9% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.9% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.7% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.3% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.3% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.5% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.1% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.2% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'352 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'839 m
Mean elevation
941 m
Relief
1'412 m
Mean slope
16.6°
Flat share
11.1%
South-facing
15.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'412 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
85.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
114.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'900
Per inhabitant
6'751 kWh/yr
85 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
28.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.62 Rp./kWh
28.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Romande Energie SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.23 %
Second homes
9.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
5'685
Built before 194617.8%
Built since 200129.3%
0.23 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
4'817
Workplaces
797
Services share
82.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (2.4%) · Secondary 714 (14.8%) · Tertiary 3'987 (82.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
18.5 %
Farmland
519 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number5892
Websiteblonay-saint-legier.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities12'608 #13 VD · #129 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #99 VD · #707 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #202 VD · #1405 CHJobs per resident0.38 #98 VD · #937 CHFamilies & children22.6% #152 VD · #409 CHAge structure20.3% #69 VD · #1193 CHWomen share51.9% #45 VD · #161 CHForeign residents23.9% #115 VD · #602 CHPopulation density404/km² #59 VD · #610 CHTax burden15'989 #105 VD · #1264 CHTaxes67.5% #105 VDWarmest municipalities10 °C #144 VD · #563 CHSunniest municipalities48.1% #24 VD · #318 CHRainiest municipalities1'352 mm #41 VD · #423 CHVoter turnout62.4% #131 VD · #387 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #40 VD · #566 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #113 VD · #919 CHSVP strongholds16.5% #264 VD · #1934 CHSP strongholds21.1% #143 VD · #389 CHCentre strongholds4.8% #140 VD · #1815 CHFDP strongholds29.3% #49 VD · #105 CHGLP strongholds10.3% #56 VD · #288 CHGreen strongholds12.2% #123 VD · #327 CHLargest by area31.2 km² #22 VD · #301 CHSecond homes9.2% #192 VD · #1368 CHOrganic farming18.5% #86 VD · #710 CHBest-connected municipalities52 min #143 VD · #545 CHRemotest municipalities52 min #166 VD · #1595 CHHighest peaks1'839 m #15 VD · #382 CHHighest-lying municipalities941 m #46 VD · #471 CHGreatest vertical range1'412 m #14 VD · #362 CHSteepest municipalities16.6° #17 VD · #511 CHSolar potential85 GWh #9 VD · #124 CHSolar potential per capita6'751 kWh #261 VD · #1719 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #226 VD · #1524 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #175 VD · #683 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Blonay – Saint-Légier?
- Blonay – Saint-Légier has 2 postal codes: 1806, 1807.
- What is the tax rate in Blonay – Saint-Légier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Blonay – Saint-Légier is 67.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Blonay – Saint-Légier?
- A single person without children pays about 15'989 CHF income tax in Blonay – Saint-Légier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Blonay – Saint-Légier have?
- Blonay – Saint-Légier has 12'608 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Blonay – Saint-Légier?
- Blonay – Saint-Légier has 3'014 foreign residents, a share of 23.91% (2025).
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