Living in Maracon

Maracon is a small municipality in Vaud, Switzerland, home to 546 people in the French-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents546
Density125 per km²
Area4.4 km²
5-year growth+15.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.8%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.0%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m6.40‰
Hub airport68 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+19 km
Within 30 km717,700 people
Lake shore10 km (Lake Geneva)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 840 m, height range 810 m
Nearest large lakeLake Geneva, 10 km
Main railway line2.5 km
Border with France16 km
Distance to Bern61 km
Within 10 km60,755 people
Greater areaGreater Lausanne, 17 km out
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 34 min, sunset 16:48

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How Maracon 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 Vaud
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 householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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 too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,988 of 2,172#232 of 308Map
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
  • Sea or lake shore86
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)79
  • Mobility and connectivity78
  • Education and family77
  • Affordability72
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)64
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)63
  • Demographics61
  • Green space60
  • Jobs and economy51
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Health and elderly44
  • Safety and community35
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)27
  • Flat land (terrain relief)20
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)19
  • Foundation17
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)16
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)16
  • Lifestyle and amenities14
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)13
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance12
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance12
  • Real estate12
  • Taxes and wealth9
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20194752019: 47520204912020: 49120215382021: 53820225372022: 53720235472023: 54720245462024: 546

+14.9% 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.