Hello, Montreux
Visiting or living here: ask a practical question. The answer comes from an official page.
Official sources only
Every answer names the official page it was read on, and the day.
No guessing
No model writes the answers. If we have not read it, we say so.
No account, no ads
The search runs in your browser. Only a question we cannot answer is kept, as text alone, so we can write the answer.
Christmas market 2026
Friday 20 November to Thursday 24 December 2026, on the lakeside quays, 200 m from the station. Free entry. Dates, opening hours, Flying Santa times, payment.
Montreux Riviera Card
Given free to guests who stay overnight in the region. Free public transport and reductions of 20 to 50% on museums, trains and cruises. Who gets it and what it covers.
Parking
CHF 2 an hour on the street in the centre, less in the Marché-Forum car park and at the Chailly park-and-ride. Rates, free hours, live spaces.
Living in Montreux
The Commune’s site is in French only. Here are its practical facts in English: Population Office hours, the waste disposal centre, the resident card, the parking permit. Offices, hours and how to reach them.
Waste and recycling · Pools and beaches · Childcare and schools · Housing · Citizenship · Seniors · Health and emergencies · Getting around · Social help · Library · Voting · Other services · Building and planning · Sport and outdoors · Winter sports · Culture · Organising an event · Holiday rentals and tourist tax · Energy subsidies · Authorities and offices · Villages and nature