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Orbe is in Switzerland; its population was 7,978 at the end of 2024. For Orbe, the foreign population count was 2,762 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population7,978people31 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)
Recorded crime6,296incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 45% belowOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud

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

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 Orbe.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Orbe recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S12Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB7Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)20.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)4Official · regional context

Is Orbe 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 worker70%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 60–80%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%
Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–57%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–56%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,203 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 20.05 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

34.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,762 of 7,978 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,346 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch19Official

What does a salary buy in Orbe?

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

regional median gross pay: €7,346 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
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 Orbe Salary needed to live in Orbe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Orbe. 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
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Orbe. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOrbe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Orbe highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,296 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — Vaud9Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVIP3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Distance to nearest airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Orbe. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Orbe.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 2 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.6 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 1.8 · May 5.5 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 11 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 4.4 · Nov 0 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan -0.9 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.8 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 106.3 · Feb 87.1 · Mar 93.3 · Apr 90.4 · May 117.6 · Jun 115.4 · Jul 115.6 · Aug 120 · Sep 101.9 · Oct 121.4 · Nov 110.3 · Dec 126.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 85.5 · Feb 99.4 · Mar 141.9 · Apr 153.1 · May 172.3 · Jun 192.6 · Jul 213.4 · Aug 197.4 · Sep 149.9 · Oct 115 · Nov 81.5 · Dec 78.4 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±2.6 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Bad Berleburg (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Brilon (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Frankenberg (Eder) (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Meschede (Germany) ±0.5 °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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents523.2 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS11Official
City area12.04 km²2020Exact 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 residents84 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Foreign residents2,762 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.8Official
Non-permanent residents84 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Population density662.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible 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
Population7,978 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source13Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official
Swiss permanent residents5,216 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20246Official

International community in Orbe

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total103100.0%
Abroad10097.1%
In Switzerland32.9%

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 groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total8,005100.0%
In Switzerland4,91161.3%
Abroad3,09438.7%

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 groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total103100.0%
France2120.4%
Portugal1110.7%
Ukraine109.7%
Afghanistan98.7%
Poland65.8%
Somalia65.8%
Kosovo43.9%
Italy32.9%
Angola32.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Guinea32.9%
Venezuela32.9%
Germany21.9%
Greece21.9%
Ethiopia21.9%
Congo (Kinshasa)21.9%
Eritrea21.9%
United Kingdom11.0%
Romania11.0%
Czechia11.0%
Serbia11.0%
North Macedonia11.0%
Cameroon11.0%
Togo11.0%
Canada11.0%
Colombia11.0%
United States11.0%
Sri Lanka11.0%
China11.0%
Jordan11.0%
Syria11.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Orbe

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.

Val-de-Travers as an Orbe alternative in the same region

20 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €14.38/m² Val-de-Travers vs €20.05/m² Orbe−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,817 Val-de-Travers vs 6,296 Orbeno percentage
  • Residents: 10,691 Val-de-Travers vs 7,978 Orbe+34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Val-de-Travers vs €7,346 Orbesame level
Full comparisonMore about Val-de-Travers

Luzern as an Orbe alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 140 km, better on 1 of 3 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 7,978 Orbe+981%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €20.05/m² (2024) Orbeno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 32.0 km Orbe−84%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 6,296 Orbeno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Orbesame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Orbe

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

Lausanne Commuting Zone · 22.6 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 Orbe, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Seuzach7,990 residentsTafers8,026 residentsDietlikon8,027 residentsDürnten8,048 residentsMalters7,868 residentsRothenburg7,863 residents

How does Orbe compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Orbe 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; Orbe's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Orbe part of Lausanne?

Orbe 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. Source3

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Common questions

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

How much does it cost to rent in Orbe?

Average net cold rent is 20.05 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,403 a month before utilities. 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).

What is the typical salary around Orbe?

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

How safe is Orbe?

Police recorded 6,296 incidents per 100,000. 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 — Vaud.

How many people live in Orbe?

The published population is 7,978 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Orbe?

2,762 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Orbe a good place to live?

Orbe 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 Orbe part of Lausanne?

Orbe is in the published commuting zone of Lausanne; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Orbe?

Lausanne, Chavornay, Yverdon-les-Bains, Sainte-Croix, Echallens are near Orbe. 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 Orbe?

The official country of birth distribution records 103 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). Orbe, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f97b46ca88833665f27768f1518cb7c9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/orbe/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Orbe, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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