Key location factors for Chénens at a glance.
Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings
Chénens is predominantly a single-family housing area: 73 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 13 % have 2 units.
The median build year 2013 is above the Swiss average (1991). 3 % of buildings date from before 1980.
Heat pumps are recorded in 35 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).
Taxes, health insurance, housing costs and commute times — for every Swiss municipality.
Chénens zählt 886 Einwohner. Die Bevölkerung ist in den letzten 5 Jahren um 5.2% gewachsen.
Die Leerwohnungsziffer lag 2025 bei 0%, was als knapper Markt eingestuft wird. Das Angebot an verfügbaren Wohnungen ist entsprechend eingeschränkt.
Der Quadratmeterpreis für Wohneigentum liegt bei 6'359 CHF, was günstiger ist als in 60% aller Schweizer Gemeinden. Die Miete liegt bei 19.9 CHF pro m2 und Monat, günstiger als in 71% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Bei einem Bruttoeinkommen von 150'000 CHF liegt die Steuerbelastung für Alleinstehende ohne Kirchensteuer bei 21.7%, das entspricht 32'498 CHF. Damit liegt Chénens teurer als in 93% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Die Gemeindefläche besteht zu 65% aus Landwirtschaftsfläche, zu 22% aus Wald und zu 12% aus Siedlungsfläche. Im Umkreis gibt es mehr unversiegelte Fläche als bei 50% aller Schweizer Gemeinden.
Rents in the range of CHF 18-22/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Chénens. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.
Rental prices in Chénens are currently typically in the range CHF 18-22 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,300–1,500 per month — the effective market range starts lower for small apartments and rises disproportionately for large ones.
The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Chénens is typically in the range CHF 6'000-6'700 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.
The m² price for houses in Chénens is typically in the range CHF 5'300-6'900 per m² (defensive range ±12 %). House prices vary considerably depending on plot size, buildability and micro-location within the municipality — a direct m² comparison serves only as an initial orientation.
The effective tax burden in Chénens is 21.7 % on income — for a gross income of CHF 150,000 (single, without church tax) this amounts to roughly CHF 32,498 per year. The Swiss median is 19.8 %; the burden in Chénens is above. Source: Swiss Federal Tax Administration tax burden statistics 2025.
No — in Chénens the share of second homes is 6.2 %, below the 20 % threshold. The second-home law does not apply here, and new second homes are generally permitted. Source: Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), 2025.
A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Chénens the median is around CHF 6'359 per m² for condominiums. A realistic estimate also factors in location, year of construction, condition, fit-out quality and view. How the price compares with other municipalities is shown by the Immoskop municipality comparison: all 2’110 municipalities by housing costs, taxes and health insurance premiums — as guidance, not a substitute for an official or bank-verified valuation.
Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Chénens colour-coded.
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