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← All answers · Updated 9 November 2026 · By Selvir Suke, Founder
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How do I find an apartment in Lausanne?

To find an apartment in Lausanne, search the large portals together and apply within a day with a French dossier. Vacancy in the city is 0.63% (BFS, 1 June 2026); a 3-room flat (3.5 rooms count as 3) averages CHF 1,460 a month net across existing leases (BFS, 2024). EPFL and UNIL drive heavy student demand: the western corridor towards Ecublens is tight, and the M1 and M2 metro corridor moves fast. Students: university housing (FMEL, UNIL Logement) and WG rooms in Renens or Prilly. Families: Chailly, Pully, Lutry. aptari shows 688 Lausanne homes in one feed, median asking rent CHF 2,490 for 3.5 rooms (aptari feed, 9 November 2026).

Lausanne is a French-speaking student and tech city on Lake Geneva · EPFL and UNIL shape the market.

The market

  • Vacancy: 0.63% in the city on 1 June 2026 (BFS)
  • Average net rent of a 3-room flat (3.5 rooms count as 3), existing leases: CHF 1,460 a month (BFS, 2024); leases signed in the last two years: CHF 1,683
  • Tenant base: EPFL/UNIL students + staff, tech, lakeside families

Where to look

Homegate, ImmoScout24 and Flatfox are the large portals. aptari shows their listings and those of the cooperatives' own websites in one feed, with a Match Score on each so you see your fit before you apply. French-language dossiers are preferred even by international landlords.

Best areas

  • Students: Renens, Prilly (5-10 min M1 to EPFL/UNIL), the Vortex student village in Chavannes-près-Renens, FMEL/UNIL Logement
  • Young professionals: Flon, Chailly-Mousquines
  • Families: Pully, Lutry, Chailly (leafy, lake-adjacent)

How to win in Lausanne

  1. Students: apply via university housing services 4-6 months early
  2. WG (colocation) via WG-Zimmer.ch for the M1 corridor
  3. Families: French-language dossier, apply within a day
  4. Guarantor (caution) helps students secure private studios

aptari scores your fit for each listing. On listings from other Swiss portals and from cooperatives, Apply with Aptari prepares your message wherever the button shows, and you send it there.

See best Lausanne neighbourhoods for students and how to rent as a student.

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