Roche, Vaud Chablais
Roche VD, postcode 1852, district of Aigle, canton of Vaud. The house stands beside the route du Simplon, the road linking Villeneuve to Aigle across the Rhône plain. The distances and journey times below are given with their source and the date they were consulted.
Roche VD railway station
The station is 0.3 km from the house as the crow flies. It is served by SBB regional trains R1 and R2, 2 trains an hour in each direction at peak times. The connections and journey times in the table below come from the official SBB timetable, consulted on the date shown.
Distances and journey times
Straight-line distances and shortest train journeys from Roche VD railway station, Monday 14 September 2026 at around 07:30
| Destination | As the crow flies | By train | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve VD | 4.4 km | 3 min | none |
| Aigle | 5.3 km | 4 min | none |
| Montreux | 8.7 km | 7 min | none |
| Vevey | 13.3 km | 16 min | none |
| Lausanne | 29.0 km | 37 min | 1 change, 42 min, no changes |
| Martigny | 30.4 km | 29 min | 1 change |
| Sion | 36.0 km | 44 min | 1 change |
| Geneva Airport | 64.5 km | 1 h 43 | 1 change |
Straight-line distances between the house entrance and the railway station of each destination, calculated from map.geo.admin.ch (swisstopo) coordinates, consulted on 7 September 2026.
Official SBB timetable consulted on 7 September 2026 via the transport.opendata.ch relay, shortest journey on a Monday morning. Check on sbb.ch before travelling.
Access
By car, Route du Simplon runs through Roche, north towards Villeneuve and south towards Aigle. By train, Roche VD station lies between Villeneuve and Aigle.
The municipality
Roche, OFS no. 5413, district of Aigle, 646 hectares. Neighbouring municipalities: Corbeyrier, Yvorne, Chessel, Noville, Rennaz and Villeneuve. The village lies at 387 m above sea level. Permanent resident population: 2'035 inhabitants as at 31.12.2025.
Sources: municipal website (roche-vd.ch) and Statistique Vaud (vd.ch), consulted on 7 September 2026.
Municipal taxation
Municipal tax coefficient: 66.5 % of the basic cantonal tax for 2026. It was 66.5 % in 2025 and 68 % from 2014 to 2024. Municipal property tax: 1.2 ‰ of the tax valuation of the property.
The municipal coefficient is applied to the basic cantonal tax. The tax calculation depends on each taxpayer's situation.
Sources: municipal tax decree and cantonal table of tax decrees 2026 (vd.ch), consulted on 7 September 2026.
Schools
Roche comes under the Établissement primaire et secondaire de Villeneuve Haut-Lac, whose administration is based in Villeneuve (Route de la Tour-Rouge 7a, 1844 Villeneuve VD, 021 557 35 00). In Roche, pupils from 1P to 6P attend Collège de Prés-Clos, those in 7P and 8P attend Collège des Salines. Years 9 to 11 are taught in Villeneuve.
Sources: directory of schools (vd.ch, DGEO, 2025-2026) and municipal website, consulted on 7 September 2026.
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