Living in Lauenen

Lauenen is a small municipality in Bern, Switzerland, home to 851 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are nature lovers (top 85%, #1,332 of 1,577).

Residents851
Density15 per km²
Area58.5 km²
5-year growth+2.7%
Tax, single, CHF 100k16.2%
Tax, family, CHF 100k8.9%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m4.39‰
Hub airport96 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+54 km
Within 30 km231,700 people
Lake shore30 km (Lake Geneva)
Climate typeSubpolar oceanic (Cfc)
Terrain around itabout 1,450 m, height range 900 m
Main railway line19.3 km
Border with France41 km
Distance to Bern56 km
Within 10 km10,934 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 35 min, sunset 16:47

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How Lauenen ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Bern
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused household46#1,332 of 1,577#196 of 220Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for foundation–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,832 of 2,172#277 of 339Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Education and family65
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)62
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)62
  • Lifestyle and amenities60
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)59
  • Safety and community56
  • Affordability56
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)55
  • Sea or lake shore52
  • Mobility and connectivity50
  • Jobs and economy49
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)47
  • Real estate45
  • Green space43
  • Health and elderly37
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)34
  • Demographics30
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)22
  • Taxes and wealth19
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)17
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)16
  • Flat land (terrain relief)14
  • Foundation11
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)10
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0

Residents by year

20198292019: 82920208272020: 82720218232021: 82320228282022: 82820238452023: 84520248512024: 851

+2.7% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.