Living in Payerne

In Payerne, unemployment is 4.8% (2022).

The resident counts list 5,992 Swiss permanent residents and 132 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. Its population was 10,758 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population10,758people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent20.05EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Unemployment rate4.8%country median 2.3% — 109% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime8,118incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 29% belowOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud

PM2.5, annual mean6.5µg/m³country median 8.8 — 26% belowOfficial source · Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU) and Empa NABEL

Higher unemployment than 94% of Swiss cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Payerne?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁶Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	20.05 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)³Official · regional context

Is Payerne a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–55%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Payerne?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Payerne is 4.8%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Payerne 4.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,346 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	4.8 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹Official

What does a salary buy in Payerne?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,814of €6,144 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€20.05/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,203
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,814

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Payerne Salary needed to live in Payerne

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Payerne. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Payerne. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Payerne?

Police recorded about 8,118 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesPayerne highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,118 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VIP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Payerne. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Payerne?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU) and Empa NABEL⁹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

4°-2°

6°-2°

11°1°

15°4°

19°8°

23°12°

26°13°

25°13°

20°10°

14°6°

8°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

158

187

208

235

254

236

179

113

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Payerne is 6.5 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Payerne 6.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.5 µg/m³country median 8.8	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU) and Empa NABEL⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15 · May 19.2 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25 · Sep 20 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 1 · Apr 3.7 · May 8 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.8 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.3 · May 13.6 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.8 · Feb 43 · Mar 52.2 · Apr 64.3 · May 85.3 · Jun 88.1 · Jul 91.8 · Aug 88.8 · Sep 74.1 · Oct 85.5 · Nov 66.2 · Dec 64.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.1 · Feb 94.9 · Mar 157.9 · Apr 187.4 · May 207.8 · Jun 234.6 · Jul 254.3 · Aug 235.7 · Sep 179.4 · Oct 113 · Nov 60.8 · Dec 45.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 24.2 km² in 2020.

How many people live in Payerne?

The published population was 10,758 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport55.7%
Foreign residents44.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	510.2 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹¹Official
City area	24.23 km²	2020	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².²Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	132 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,766 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁷Official
Non-permanent residents	132 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Population density	444 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).²Official
Population	10,758 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹³Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official
Swiss permanent residents	5,992 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁵Official

International community in Payerne

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	116	100.0%
Abroad	100	86.2%
In Switzerland	16	13.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	10,938	100.0%
In Switzerland	6,047	55.3%
Abroad	4,891	44.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	116	100.0%
Portugal	44	37.9%
Ukraine	14	12.1%
France	12	10.3%
Kosovo	10	8.6%
Italy	8	6.9%
Romania	5	4.3%
Serbia	3	2.6%
Brazil	3	2.6%
Sweden	2	1.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Spain	2	1.7%
Cabo Verde	2	1.7%
No indication	1	0.9%
Bulgaria	1	0.9%
Poland	1	0.9%
Türkiye	1	0.9%
Slovakia	1	0.9%
Moldova	1	0.9%
Congo (Kinshasa)	1	0.9%
Morocco	1	0.9%
Nigeria	1	0.9%
Eritrea	1	0.9%
Iraq	1	0.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Payerne

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Villars-sur-Glâne as a Payerne alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 16.0 km Villars-sur-Glâne vs 3.0 km Payerne+433%
Unemployment: 3.0% Villars-sur-Glâne vs 4.8% Payerne−38%
Rent: €16.59/m² Villars-sur-Glâne vs €20.05/m² Payerne−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,446 Villars-sur-Glâne vs 8,118 Payerneno percentage
Residents: 12,507 Villars-sur-Glâne vs 10,758 Payerne+16%
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Villars-sur-Glâne vs €7,346 Payernesame level

Full comparison More about Villars-sur-Glâne

Luzern as a Payerne alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 107 km, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 10,758 Payerne+702%
Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 4.8% Payerne−65%
Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €20.05/m² (2024) Payerneno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 3.0 km Payerne+67%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 8,118 Payerneno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Payernesame level

Full comparison More about Luzern

Cities near Payerne

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Payerne, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Lutry10,751 residents Davos10,774 residents Münchenbuchsee10,696 residents Val-de-Travers10,691 residents Crissier10,676 residents Naters10,674 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Payerne under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Payerne's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Payerne?

The published population was 10,758 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Payerne?

How safe is Payerne?

What is the unemployment rate in Payerne?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Payerne?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Payerne a good place to live?

Payerne may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Payerne?

Estavayer, Belmont-Broye, Romont (FR), Villars-sur-Glâne, Gibloux are near Payerne. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Payerne?

The official country of birth distribution records 116 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Payerne, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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