Moving to Apples: a village at the foot of the Jura

Moving to Apples is not like moving in a city centre: this village on the Vaud plateau spreads out across the countryside at the foot of the Jura, among farmhouses and detached homes. When you move to Apples, the main things to think about are access to the property, space for the lorry and the date. Describe your project online: professional removal companies in the area will get back to you with a free, no-obligation quote.

Apples, a village in the Morges district: what kind of housing?

Apples is a village on the Vaud plateau, in the Morges district, at the foot of the Jura. The landscape is rural: farmhouses, detached homes and scattered dwellings rather than large housing estates. For a removal company, this changes how the job is prepared.

A detached house or a converted farmhouse often offers more volume than a city flat: a cellar, an attic, a barn or outbuildings to empty, sometimes over several floors. The volume to be moved is therefore harder to estimate by eye. Make an inventory room by room, without forgetting the annexes, the garage and the garden (tools, garden furniture, firewood). The more precise the description in your request, the closer the quotes you receive will be to reality.

Access, parking and carrying in Apples

In a country village, access roads can be narrow, gravel or sloping, and some properties lie away from the main road. Before moving day, check what a lorry can actually reach: a large vehicle cannot get everywhere, and a longer carry between the front door and the lorry lengthens the working day.

A few points to mention in your request:

• the width and condition of the track leading to the house;
• whether there is room to manoeuvre and park near the entrance;
• the number of floors, narrow or steep staircases, and whether a building has a lift;
• heavy or bulky items (safe, piano, solid furniture);
• any need for a furniture lift to get items through a window or balcony.

If the lorry, the furniture lift or a skip has to occupy the public road, prior authorisation from the commune or the police may be required. Ask the commune a few days or weeks before the planned date. At the foot of the Jura, winter can also bring snow and ice to secondary roads: allow a margin if you are moving in the colder months.

When to move to Apples

For a rented home, the tenant can terminate the lease by giving three months’ notice for the date set by local custom or, failing that, for the end of a three-month lease period, unless the contract provides for longer (art. 266c of the Swiss Code of Obligations, CO). Customary dates vary by canton and commune: check your lease and local custom. Notice must be given in writing (art. 266l CO).

Dates close to the customary termination dates are the most in demand: removal companies are then very busy, and booking early makes it easier to choose a date. If you need to leave before the end of the lease, art. 264 CO allows you to be released by proposing a solvent replacement tenant willing to take over the lease on the same terms. For the family home, termination by a married tenant or one in a registered partnership requires the express consent of the spouse or partner (art. 266m and 266n CO).

As for the season, good weather makes outdoor work easier, but in winter snow and frost can complicate access and loading. A useful guide to find your way around: moving dates in Switzerland.

Administrative steps when moving to Apples

Every move must be reported to the residents’ registration office (contrôle des habitants): your departure in the old commune and your arrival in the new one, within the period set by the canton. In many communes, you can report online via eMoving (eUmzugCH). For details, see registering with the commune.

Also plan to change your address with your insurer, employer, bank and the services you rely on. When handing back your old home, the move-out inspection (état des lieux) needs preparing: cleaning, minor repairs, return of the keys. The rental deposit cannot exceed three months’ rent for a home (art. 257e CO) and is paid into a blocked account in your name: remember to arrange it for the new lease, and to recover it for the old one.

If you are arriving from abroad or leaving for France, additional formalities apply (customs, residence permit): find out early from the relevant authorities.

Useful services for your move to Apples

Residential moving

For a family or tenant leaving a flat or house, residential moving covers loading, transport and unloading. In Apples, state the type of home and the access so that the movers can plan the right vehicle.

Packing and unpacking

A house or farm often holds a lot of accumulated belongings. Packing and unpacking saves time and protects crockery, frames and fragile items during transport.

Furniture lift

If the staircase is narrow or the furniture bulky, a furniture lift allows items to go through a window or balcony. It may need space in front of the building and, in some cases, authorisation to occupy the public road.

Storage

Between two homes, or while building work in a house is being finished, storage offers a temporary solution.

House clearance

Cellar, barn, attic: before leaving, house clearance lets you empty what you do not want to take with you, which reduces the volume to be moved.

End-of-lease cleaning

To hand back the property in good condition, end-of-lease cleaning prepares the move-out inspection.

Request a quote

1. Describe your move online: departure and arrival addresses, volume, floors, access, preferred date.
2. Professional removal companies in the area get back to you, possibly for a visit on site.
3. You compare the free quotes and remain free to choose or not.

The cost depends on volume, distance, floors and access, any furniture lift, packing and the date. To request a quote, simply fill in the form.

Around Apples

If you are hesitating between several villages, see our pages on Montricher, Aubonne and Buchillon. For an overview, see the page on moving in the canton of Vaud or all communes.

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