City of Lausanne

What City of Lausanne does

The City of Lausanne (Ville de Lausanne) is the municipal government of Lausanne, Switzerland — the capital of Canton Vaud and the largest city in French-speaking Switzerland with a population exceeding 100,000 residents. It delivers the full spectrum of municipal services including public safety through Police municipale, urban planning and housing (Direction logement, environnement et architecture), water and waste management, cultural programming, public sports (Laus'Active program with 350+ free activities), childcare and education, social services, and participatory democracy via the Decidim-based Lausanne Participe platform (participatory budget, idea box).

Its technology backbone is a conventional municipal digital stack: a lausanne.ch portal and mobile app for service access, a Matomo-analytics-instrumented guichet virtuel for administrative procedures, GeoMapFish and Cartoweb open-source cartography at map.lausanne.ch, Decidim for e-participation, and FriendlyCaptcha for form security. Wholly-owned operating subsidiaries include Services industriels de Lausanne (SiL), which provides electricity, district heating, gas, fiber internet/TV (bli bla blo from CHF 49/month), and electric-mobility services, plus Domaines de la Ville de Lausanne, which operates 33 hectares of vineyards in the Lavaux UNESCO World Heritage region with associated wine sales and œnotourism (Domaine du Burignon).

Revenue is generated through municipal taxation on residents and businesses, intergovernmental fiscal transfers from the Canton of Vaud and Swiss Confederation, user fees for utility and administrative services, and commercial revenue from SiL and the wine estates. The city employs 1,001-5,000 staff and operates from a headquarters at Place de la Palud 2. Service distribution combines physical counters, the digital portal and mobile app, the SiL contact center at Place Chauderon 23, and distributed district-level facilities. The entity is a public-law corporation governed by the Municipal Council (Conseil communal) and the Municipality (Municipalité); it is not a privately held commercial enterprise.

Name

City of Lausanne

Legal name

Ville de Lausanne

Website

https://lausanne.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The City of Lausanne is the municipal government of Lausanne, Switzerland, serving 100,000+ residents through administrative services, public safety, utilities via SiL, cultural programs, social services, and participatory democracy via its website, mobile app, and physical service centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Administration and Public Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Beverages (2080), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Public Property & Asset Management (Federal Buildings, Fleet, Land) (BPAIAAAJ), Urban Wineries (No/Minimal Vineyard) (THAFALAF)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public utility services
• Local government services
• Urban governance
• Municipal energy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The city generates revenue through municipal taxes levied on residents and businesses. This includes property taxes, income taxes, and various local taxes that fund public services and infrastructure.
2. Cantonal and Federal Contributions: Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and shared tax revenue from the Canton of Vaud and Swiss Confederation.
3. Service Fees and Charges: Various user fees for municipal services including public transport subsidies, water supply, energy distribution (SiL), cultural services, and administrative fees.
4. Domaines de la Ville - Wine Sales: The city's wine estates (Les Domaines de la Ville de Lausanne covering 33 hectares) generate revenue through wine sales, œnotourism, and hospitality services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The City of Lausanne provides municipal governance and public administration services to its residents, including administrative procedures via the online Guichet Virtuel and physical counters, public safety through the municipal police, utility services (electricity, gas, heating, water, internet/TV) via its subsidiary Services industriels de Lausanne (SiL), waste management, urban planning, cultural and sports programming, and digital citizen participation platforms (Lausanne Participe, Budget Participatif, Boîte à Idées). The city also operates 33 hectares of vineyards under Domaines de la Ville de Lausanne producing wines and offering œnotourism experiences at Domaine du Burignon.

Product overview

The City of Lausanne operates a multi-channel service portfolio comprising a unified city portal (lausanne.ch) and mobile app providing access to all administrative services, a digital participation ecosystem (Lausanne Participe) including participatory budgeting and ideas platforms, municipal utility services (SiL) delivering electricity, heating, gas, internet/TV and mobility solutions, and wine domain operations (Vins de Lausanne/Domaines de la Ville de Lausanne) with œnotourism offerings. The city also maintains a GeoMapFish-based cartographic portal and provides specialized services including student employment, solar energy incentives, and climate adaptation tools like the Cool Spaces map.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SiL (Services industriels de Lausanne): Energy services provider offering electricity, gas, district heating, telecommunications, and multimedia services
• Domaines de la Ville de Lausanne
• bli bla blo
• Laus'Active
• Lausanne Participe

Products and services

• Lausanne.ch Website and Mobile App Official city portal and mobile application providing access to administrative services, news, municipal decisions, event calendar, and citizen services including the virtual guichet (online counter) for Lausanne residents and visitors.
• Lausanne Participe Digital citizen participation platform powered by Decidim software, enabling Lausanne residents to submit ideas, participate in budget processes, engage in consultations, and contribute to participatory democracy initiatives.
• Guichet Cartographique (Cartographic Portal) Interactive cartographic portal providing maps and geographic information for Lausanne, covering neighborhoods, public facilities, transportation, and urban planning themes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 49.7% female representation in municipal workforce (+0.5 points), 35.2% women in team leadership positions (+1.8 points)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association intercommunale de gestion des eaux urbaines du bassin versant de la STEP de Vidy (AGEV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 202617 communes have approved the creation of this inter-municipal association to manage urban water infrastructure in the Vidy wastewater treatment plant catchment area, strengthening regional governance of sewage systems for efficient and sustainable management at the regional scale.
• Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Lausanne participated in the AIMF conference in Namur where the sustainable urban health roadmap was launched in partnership with Quebec City, Unisanté, Nantes Métropole, and Université Laval.
• GEDREL S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEDREL S.A. is a company owned by 12 regional communes that manages shared infrastructure. The city's Control of Finance (CFL) published an audit with 9 recommendations for optimizing governance and operational and financial management.
• Rowing Clubs (Aviron)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing opposition to the bird island project in Vidy bay, the city engaged in discussions with rowing clubs that resulted in a compromise: island size reduced by 42% from 10,600 m² to 6,100 m², creating a 778-meter navigable corridor dedicated to rowing with guaranteed 60-meter distance from swimming zone.
• University of LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Art History Society to publish an architectural guide dedicated to water in Lausanne, marking the 125th anniversary of the Water Service.
• Lausanne TourismecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial tourism promotion partner for Lausanne, jointly managing city image and promoting tourism, cultural events, and Lausanne as a destination through various channels including the official Lausanne tourism website.
• Canton of VaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal government partnership for regional planning, infrastructure projects including Saint-Sulpice II water treatment plant construction authorization, intercommunal associations, and implementation of cantonal policies at municipal level.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• City of Basel: Swiss municipal government with industrial/utility operations and participatory democratic traditions, providing a comparable peer for service delivery scale and intergovernmental revenue model.
• City of Bern: Swiss federal-capital municipality with comparable administrative structure (Municipal Council), urban services, and cantonal governance overlay — directly comparable as a Swiss Stadtkommune.
• City of Zurich: Switzerland's largest city and a comparable municipal government operating utilities, public works, social services, and digital participation platforms under Swiss cantonal/federal law — directly comparable in scale and service portfolio to Lausanne.
• City of Lucerne: Mid-sized Swiss Stadtkommune with tourism economy and similar utility/public works profile; useful mid-scale peer for benchmarking municipal service delivery.
• City of Geneva: Sister French-speaking Swiss municipal government with similar canton-level governance, utility subsidiaries (SIG), cultural/international organization presence, and tourism positioning paralleling Lausanne.
• Services industriels de Genève (SIG): Municipal multi-utility (electricity, gas, water, telecom, e-mobility) owned by the City of Geneva — directly comparable to SiL in scope, ownership structure, and digital/telecom offerings like bli bla blo.

Broad incumbents

• Swisscom: Dominant Swiss telecom incumbent against which SiL's bli bla blo internet/TV offering competes; comparable for municipal broadband business-model benchmarking.
• Romande Energie: Major regional Swiss energy utility competing with SiL in electricity distribution and solar services across Canton Vaud — relevant comparable for SiL's energy market positioning.

Emerging players

• Quebec City: Partner of Lausanne on the sustainable urban health roadmap (per AIMF cooperation); a Francophone UNESCO-heritage municipal government with comparable historic center and tourism orientation.
• Nantes Métropole: French intercommunal partner of Lausanne on the AIMF sustainable urban health initiative; comparable metropolitan-scale municipal services and climate adaptation programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/communelausanne
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CommuneLausanne
• Facebookfacebook.com/villedelausanne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-de-lausanne
• Instagraminstagram.com/villelausanne

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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