Living in La Tour-de-Peilz

In La Tour-de-Peilz, unemployment is 3.7% (2022).

La Tour-de-Peilz's population was 12,812 at the end of 2024. The resident counts list 8,972 Swiss permanent residents and 59 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1029 sources

Population12,812people31 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 rate3.7%country median 2.3% — 61% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime6,002incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 48% belowOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to La Tour-de-Peilz?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in La Tour-de-Peilz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 S¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁸Official · 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)⁵Official · regional context

Is La Tour-de-Peilz a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–60%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in La Tour-de-Peilz?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in La Tour-de-Peilz is 3.7%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

La Tour-de-Peilz 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,346 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO¹Official

What does a salary buy in La Tour-de-Peilz?

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 La Tour-de-Peilz Salary needed to live in La Tour-de-Peilz

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Tour-de-Peilz. 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

Job SearchCareer Counselling

Open the Switzerland service overview

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

Safety

How safe is La Tour-de-Peilz?

Police recorded about 6,002 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 — Vaud¹⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesLa Tour-de-Peilz 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	6,002 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud¹⁰Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VIP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	44 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for La Tour-de-Peilz. 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

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in La Tour-de-Peilz.

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

5°-2°

7°-2°

11°2°

16°4°

19°9°

23°12°

25°14°

20°10°

15°6°

10°2°

6°-1°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

118

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

113

163

177

184

210

228

216

180

141

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 15.5 · May 19.4 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 5.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 1.5 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.8 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.6 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.6 · Feb 57.7 · Mar 62.6 · Apr 65.1 · May 94.2 · Jun 96.4 · Jul 118 · Aug 110.4 · Sep 80.2 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 74.9 · Dec 80 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 92.2 · Feb 113 · Mar 162.8 · Apr 177 · May 184.3 · Jun 209.5 · Jul 227.7 · Aug 216.1 · Sep 179.7 · Oct 140.9 · Nov 92.6 · Dec 79 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Geneva ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±0.7 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±0.9 °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

How many people live in La Tour-de-Peilz?

The published population was 12,812 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport70%
Foreign residents30%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	432.8 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹²Official
City area	3.26 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 km².³Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	59 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,840 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁹Official
Non-permanent residents	59 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Population density	3,930 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).³Official
Population	12,812 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁴Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Swiss permanent residents	8,972 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official

International community in La Tour-de-Peilz

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

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	13,046	100.0%
In Switzerland	7,786	59.7%
Abroad	5,260	40.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	72	100.0%
Abroad	70	97.2%
In Switzerland	2	2.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	72	100.0%
France	20	27.8%
Italy	6	8.3%
Belgium	5	6.9%
Spain	4	5.6%
China	4	5.6%
Netherlands	2	2.8%
Romania	2	2.8%
Russia	2	2.8%
Guinea	2	2.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Morocco	2	2.8%
Brazil	2	2.8%
India	2	2.8%
Germany	1	1.4%
Finland	1	1.4%
Greece	1	1.4%
United Kingdom	1	1.4%
Portugal	1	1.4%
Serbia	1	1.4%
Ukraine	1	1.4%
Algeria	1	1.4%
Gambia	1	1.4%
Cameroon	1	1.4%
Congo (Kinshasa)	1	1.4%
South Africa	1	1.4%
Eritrea	1	1.4%
Ecuador	1	1.4%
Canada	1	1.4%
United States	1	1.4%
Afghanistan	1	1.4%
Thailand	1	1.4%
Kyrgyzstan	1	1.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on La Tour-de-Peilz

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.

Châtel-Saint-Denis as a La Tour-de-Peilz alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €16.59/m² Châtel-Saint-Denis vs €20.05/m² La Tour-de-Peilz−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,792 Châtel-Saint-Denis vs 6,002 La Tour-de-Peilzno percentage
Residents: 8,786 Châtel-Saint-Denis vs 12,812 La Tour-de-Peilz−31%
Nearest airport: 35.0 km Châtel-Saint-Denis vs 44.0 km La Tour-de-Peilz−20%
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Châtel-Saint-Denis vs €7,346 La Tour-de-Peilzsame level

Full comparison More about Châtel-Saint-Denis

Luzern as a La Tour-de-Peilz alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 128 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 12,812 La Tour-de-Peilz+573%
Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.7% La Tour-de-Peilz−54%
Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €20.05/m² (2024) La Tour-de-Peilzno percentage
Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 44.0 km La Tour-de-Peilz−89%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 6,002 La Tour-de-Peilzno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 La Tour-de-Peilzsame level

Full comparison More about Luzern

Cities near La Tour-de-Peilz

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

Lausanne Commuting Zone · 20.1 km away

Rent: 19.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-12-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with La Tour-de-Peilz, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Delémont12,813 residents Prilly12,758 residents Pfäffikon12,750 residents Zofingen12,876 residents Affoltern am Albis12,882 residents Glarus12,886 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Tour-de-Peilz 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; La Tour-de-Peilz's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is La Tour-de-Peilz part of Lausanne?

La Tour-de-Peilz is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lausanne city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁴

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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 La Tour-de-Peilz?

The published population was 12,812 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is La Tour-de-Peilz?

What is the unemployment rate in La Tour-de-Peilz?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around La Tour-de-Peilz?

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

How many foreign residents live in La Tour-de-Peilz?

3,840 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is La Tour-de-Peilz a good place to live?

La Tour-de-Peilz 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.

Is La Tour-de-Peilz part of Lausanne?

La Tour-de-Peilz is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near La Tour-de-Peilz?

Lausanne, Vevey, Blonay - Saint-Légier, Villeneuve (VD), Châtel-Saint-Denis are near La Tour-de-Peilz. 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 La Tour-de-Peilz?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,046 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 3e775894f0767ebfc4ab96f7c31849b8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/la-tour-de-peilz/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_la-tour-de-peilz-switzerland-population-rent-salary_a199af421a0d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {3e775894f0767ebfc4ab96f7c31849b8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/la-tour-de-peilz/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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