On the hills above Lausanne, at the edge of the Jorat forest and the Sauvabelin area, Épalinges has developed into a fully-fledged residential town while staying just minutes from the city centre. Its green setting, between woods and clearings, contrasts with the urban feel of the nearby Vaud capital, just minutes away by bus.
A residential town at the edge of the forest
Épalinges is home to the head office of the insurance company Vaudoise Assurances, one of the major employers in the Lausanne agglomeration. This activity adds to the local economy, without changing the residential character that the town keeps front and centre.
Buses connect quickly and frequently to central Lausanne and its main railway station. Locally, families find primary and secondary schools as well as sports facilities on the spot.
A mixed housing stock of villas and apartment blocks
Épalinges’ property stock combines detached villa neighbourhoods, often built between the 1960s and 1980s, with more recent residential apartment blocks, for sale or to rent, especially towards the centre of the commune. Families looking for a house with a garden live alongside buyers or tenants who want a flat close to Lausanne. Price benchmarks for this part of the Lausanne hills appear on our price-per-square-metre page.
LCR Immo, based in Nyon, operates across French-speaking Switzerland and the neighbouring French border area. We support owners and rental or purchase candidates in Épalinges, drawing on the same close knowledge of the ground as in our historic areas of La Côte.