Businesses in Forel, Vaud

Categories in Forel, Vaud

Body repair Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Shelter Carpenter Construction of buildings HVAC Contractor Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Banks Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Corporate Entities & Offices

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Forel, Vaud

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	17
Car repair	13
Construction of buildings	13
Corporate management	11
Restaurants	9
Shopping other	8
Hardware store	7
All food and beverage	7
Gas station	6
Dentists	5
Wholesale of construction supplies	5
Wholesale of machinery	5

Forel, Vaud Facts

Area	21.8 km²
Population	2,561
Male Population	1,276 (49.8%)
Female Population	1,285 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+106.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+47.7%
Median Age	40.2 years (Male: 39.8, Female: 40.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$42,819 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Lavaux, Jonction
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.55000, 6.81667

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Forel, Vaud Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,243	1,464	1,734	2,196	2,561	2,671	2,787
Population Density	57 / km²	67.1 / km²	79.5 / km²	100.7 / km²	117.4 / km²	122.5 / km²	127.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forel, Vaud Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 47.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Forel, Vaud	+106%	+74.9%	+47.7%
Vaud	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forel, Vaud Median Age

Median Age: 40.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Forel, Vaud	40.2 yrs	40.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Vaud	39.6 yrs	40.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Forel, Vaud Population Density

Population Density: 117 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Forel, Vaud	2,561	21.8 km²	117 / km²
Vaud	776,756	3,211.7 km²	242 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Forel, Vaud Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Forel, Vaud

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Forel, Vaud

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Forel, Vaud

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Forel, Vaud Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$50,848	$45,735	$49,097	$49,336	$35,989	$36,047	$40,205	$42,819
Total GDP	$622.3M	$590.9M	$659M	$734M	$599.3M	$662.4M	$784.9M	$850M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Forel, Vaud CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Forel, Vaud	30,767 tn	12.01 tn	1,410.5 tons/km²
Vaud	9,251,676 tn	11.91 tn	2,880.6 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Forel, Vaud CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	30,767 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.01 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,410.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/1/17	8:10 AM	4.1	14.7 km	1,590 m	7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/1/16	11:17 PM	3.8	56.8 km	2,000 m	11km WNW of Evionnaz, Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/20/08	1:20 PM	3.4	58.6 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/24/08	4:14 AM	3.3	57.3 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
4/1/07	12:22 AM	3	54.6 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/29/06	9:49 AM	3.6	41.3 km	4,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
9/8/05	11:29 AM	3.7	59.2 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
9/1/05	5:28 AM	3	43.5 km	200 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/12/04	4:47 PM	3	40.5 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/30/04	9:46 AM	3.2	40.5 km	9,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Forel, Vaud

Forel is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.

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