Where to live in Lausanne with a family

Ranking of Lausanne's 18 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Lausanne to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Montriond/Cour (93), Montoie/Bourdonnette (93) and Sébeillon/Malley (87).

Lausanne areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Montriond/Cour	93 · excellent	Public green space
2	Montoie/Bourdonnette	93 · excellent	Public green space
3	Sébeillon/Malley	87 · excellent	Public green space
4	Bossons/Blécherette	84 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
5	Sous-Gare/Ouchy	82 · excellent	Public green space
6	Sallaz/Vennes/Séchaud	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
7	Maupas/Valency	74 · good	Public green space
8	Chailly/Rovéréaz	59 · fair	Public green space
9	Vallon/Béthusy	59 · fair	Public green space
10	Mousquines/Bellevue	58 · fair	Public green space
11	Sauvabelin	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
12	Montchoisi	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
13	Florimont/Chissiez	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
14	Beaulieu/Grey/Boisy	56 · fair	Public green space
15	Borde/Bellevaux	54 · fair	Public green space
16	Centre	54 · fair	Public green space
17	Vinet/Pontaise	50 · fair	Public green space
18	Zones foraines	37 · poor	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are the city's statistical districts, with the boundaries published by the city: each hexagon goes to the district containing its centre, and those with few residents are merged into their neighbours. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources