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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
3'284 50.9%
Men
3'163 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'562 24.2%
Swiss citizens
4'900 76.0%
Foreign residents
1'547 24.0%
Population density
245 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'562 · 24.2%20–64 · 3'769 · 58.5%65+ · 1'116 · 17.3%
Foreign residents 24.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +106 (+1.7%) · 60 births · 52 deaths · net migration +106
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 24.7% Yes
29.7% YesNo 70.3%
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 Lavaux-Oron: 56.8% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 47.7% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 33.2% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.2%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 39.4% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.7%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 48.8% Yes
44.9% YesNo 55.1%
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 Lavaux-Oron: 41.7% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
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 Lavaux-Oron: 44.5% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 69.0% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP26.4% · strongest party
SVP26.4%
SP25.7%
FDP19.5%
GRÜNE12.4%
GLP4.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier69%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
69%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 123 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'089 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 120 of 300 in the canton · 1318 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'089 CHF(~16.1%)
OronCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeOronVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.1%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.3%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.2%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.1%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.8%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.7%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.5%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.4%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.1%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.6%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.3%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.3%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'251 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
849 m
Mean elevation
685 m
Relief
260 m
Mean slope
5.5°
Flat share
52.0%
South-facing
8.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 260 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
70.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
93.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
15'800
Per inhabitant
10'997 kWh/yr
71 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 · 2027
Tariff 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 2 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.98 %
Second homes
8.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'949
Built before 194631.5%
Built since 200130.8%
0.98 %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 · 2024
Jobs
2'497
Workplaces
494
Services share
68.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 168 (6.7%) · Secondary 612 (24.5%) · Tertiary 1'717 (68.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
55
Organic share
14.5 %
Farmland
1'735 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 35 min · Car 37 min
AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 25 min
Remoteness 265/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5805
Head of governmentPhilippe Modoux
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'447 #28 VD · #316 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #68 VD · #458 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #232 VD · #1654 CHJobs per resident0.39 #93 VD · #902 CHFamilies & children24.2% #73 VD · #150 CHAge structure17.3% #165 VD · #1736 CHWomen share50.9% #104 VD · #473 CHForeign residents24% #113 VD · #598 CHPopulation density245/km² #100 VD · #905 CHTax burden16'089 #128 VD · #1326 CHTaxes69% #123 VDWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #213 VD · #1093 CHSunniest municipalities46% #122 VD · #568 CHRainiest municipalities1'251 mm #70 VD · #585 CHVoter turnout56.7% #233 VD · #1001 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #123 VD · #955 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #29 VD · #553 CHSVP strongholds26.4% #124 VD · #1496 CHSP strongholds25.7% #62 VD · #151 CHCentre strongholds4% #205 VD · #1911 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #219 VD · #496 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #231 VD · #1256 CHGreen strongholds12.4% #114 VD · #309 CHLargest by area26.3 km² #24 VD · #345 CHHighest municipalities631 m #105 VD · #737 CHSecond homes8.2% #220 VD · #1586 CHOrganic farming14.5% #109 VD · #891 CHBest-connected municipalities35 min #38 VD · #164 CHRemotest municipalities35 min #265 VD · #1955 CHHighest peaks849 m #89 VD · #911 CHHighest-lying municipalities685 m #93 VD · #800 CHGreatest vertical range260 m #105 VD · #1119 CHSteepest municipalities5.5° #151 VD · #1486 CHSolar potential71 GWh #15 VD · #178 CHSolar potential per capita10'997 kWh #147 VD · #912 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #211 VD · #1509 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #160 VD · #668 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 12
What is the postal code of Oron?
Oron has 5 postal codes: 1078, 1607, 1608, 1610, 1612.
What is the tax rate in Oron?
The municipal tax multiplier of Oron is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Oron?
A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Oron on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Oron have?
Oron has 6'447 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Oron?
Oron has 1'547 foreign residents, a share of 24% (2025).

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