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Location profile for

Forel Lavaux

Vaud · 2'087 inhabitants
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*Safety: no separate figure for Forel Lavaux. Police crime statistics list only the ~40 largest municipalities per canton individually — shown is the combined rate for the remaining municipalities in Vaud.
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Location profile

Key location factors for Forel Lavaux at a glance.

Costs

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Health insurance
CHF 554
↑ Expensive region
Average monthly premium for adults 2027. CHF 554 / month.
CH median ca. CHF 450
CHF 300 CHF 450 CHF 600
ChildCHF 150 Young adultCHF 391
FOPH Priminfo 2027 · average premium across all deductibles and models

Property prices

Rent (apartment)
Average
More expensive than 69 % of all municipalities in Switzerland, cheaper than 63 % in VD.
Typical range CHF 19–29 per m² / month · median
Buy (apartment)
High
More expensive than 79 % of all municipalities in Switzerland and 62 % in VD.
Typical range CHF 7–11k per m² · median
Buy (house)
High
More expensive than 74 % of all municipalities in Switzerland and 54 % in VD.
Typical range CHF 6'500–10'000 per m² · median
House prices vary considerably depending on plot, buildability and location within the municipality.

Source: third-party market data · July 2026 · asking rents from listings

Vacant homes
0.3 %
Tight market
0.3 % of all homes are vacant — 3 units, as of 1 June 2025. Below 1 % the market counts as tight, from 2 % as loose.
0 %1.5 %3 %
Source: FSO, vacant dwelling count

Commutes

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Public Transport
BulleFR68 min
VeveyVD69 min
FribourgFR73 min
Lausanne VD 40 min
Genève GE 97 min
Bern BE 102 min
NPVM 2023 · ARE
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Car commute
BulleFR36 min
VeveyVD25 min
FribourgFR51 min
Lausanne VD 29 min
Genève GE 73 min
Bern BE 67 min
Normal traffic · NPVM 2023

Quality of life

Land use
28.0 %
28.0 % forest, 8.9 % built-up area, 62.9 % farmland. The nearest forest edge is a median 100 metres away.
Source: FSO, land use statistics
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Safety
47.3 ‰
Average
47.3 offences per 1,000 residents (Swiss Criminal Code, 2025). Rated against municipalities of the same size class (under 5,000, median 37.8) — not the national average. No separate figure: police crime statistics list only the ~40 largest municipalities per canton individually. Shown is the combined rate for the remaining municipalities in Vaud.
Median of size class
Excludes narcotics and immigration law (enforcement-driven offences) · FSO Police Crime Statistics 2025
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Education
41 %
≈ Average
Tertiary level · CH Ø 35 %
Tertiary level
41 %
Upper secondary
45 %
Compulsory
14 %
FSO Structural Survey 2023
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Demographics
2'087 inhabitants
Children
20.5 %
Seniors 65+
18.2 %
Foreign nat.
19.8 %
Growth 5yr
+1.1 %
STATPOP 2024 · FSO
Building structure
Single-family house
63 %
Building with 2 units
16 %
Multi-family house
16 %
1971 Median build year 62 % of which pre-1980 8 % Heat pump (from 2015) 3.9 Avg. rooms 106 m² Avg. floor area

Forel Lavaux is predominantly a single-family housing area: 63 % of residential buildings are single-family homes, 16 % have 2 units.

The median build year 1971 is below the Swiss average (1991). 62 % of buildings date from before 1980.

Heat pumps are recorded in 8 % of updated GWR entries (from 2015).

FSO Register of Buildings and Dwellings (GWR) 2026

What do these prices mean?

Rents in the range of CHF 21-26/m²/mo. serve as a reference value for market-rate listings in Forel Lavaux. Individual listings may vary significantly depending on location, condition, and floor.

Prices & location in Forel Lavaux — quick answers

What does a rental apartment in Forel Lavaux cost per month?

Rental prices in Forel Lavaux are currently typically in the range CHF 21-26 per m² per month (range depending on location, condition and floor). A 70 m² apartment thus comes to roughly CHF 1,550–1,800 per month — the effective market range starts lower for small apartments and rises disproportionately for large ones.

What does an owner-occupied apartment in Forel Lavaux cost per m²?

The m² price for owner-occupied apartments in Forel Lavaux is typically in the range CHF 8'100-9'100 per m². The actual range depends heavily on location, year built, finish standard and views.

What does a single-family house in Forel Lavaux cost?

The m² price for houses in Forel Lavaux is typically in the range CHF 7'100-9'100 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.

How can I estimate a property's value in Forel Lavaux?

A first reference point is the local price per square metre: in Forel Lavaux the median is around CHF 8'582 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.

Property prices nearby

Municipalities nearby, ordered by driving time — purchase price difference to Forel Lavaux colour-coded.

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