Removals in Echallens: a Gros-de-Vaud market town

Moving to Echallens needs a feel for the terrain: as the main town of the Gros-de-Vaud, it combines an old centre with growing villa districts, in the middle of arable farmland. To move to Echallens, simply describe your project online: professional removal companies from the area will get back to you and prepare a free, no-obligation quote. This page summarises what you need to know about access, timing and paperwork before choosing your removal company in Echallens.

Echallens, a market town surrounded by countryside: what it means for your move

Echallens is the main town of the Gros-de-Vaud. It is home to the Maison du blé et du pain and sits in the middle of arable farmland. For a move, this means a municipality where you quickly go from the centre to more open areas, with country roads leading to the surrounding villages.

Housing varies. The town centre has apartment buildings and older buildings, where staircases, entrances and passageways can be narrow. The growing villa districts mostly offer detached houses, private driveways, garages and gardens. Depending on whether you are leaving a flat in the town or a villa, the volume to transport, the amount of carrying and the equipment needed are very different.

Many people come to Echallens from another municipality in the canton, while others come from further afield to be closer to the countryside while staying in a main town with shops and services. Either way, describing your old and new homes precisely helps removal companies give an accurate quote.

Access, parking and floors in Echallens

Moving in a town centre is not like moving in a housing estate. In central Echallens, streets can be restricted and parking right by the entrance can be difficult. In the villa districts, access is generally easier, but private driveways, bends or gates mean you need to plan where the lorry can stop and manoeuvre.

Points to check before moving day:

• Lorry size: the narrower the street, the more the choice of vehicle matters. Mention it in your request.
• Carrying distance: if the lorry cannot park in front of the entrance, furniture has to be carried further, which lengthens the day.
• Stairs and lift: state the floor, whether there is a lift and its dimensions, as well as any narrow passages.
• Furniture lift: for an upper floor, a bulky piece of furniture or a staircase that is too narrow, a furniture lift saves carrying everything down by hand.
• Public road: parking a lorry, setting up a furniture lift or a skip on the public road may require prior permission from the commune or the police. Check a few days or weeks before the date. The guide on the parking permit explains the process.

In the Gros-de-Vaud, winter can bring snow and ice, which changes access conditions: bear this in mind if you are moving between December and February.

When to move to Echallens: lease dates and seasons

A tenant can terminate a lease by giving three months’ notice for the date set by local custom or, failing that, for the end of a lease quarter (art. 266c of the Swiss Code of Obligations, CO), unless the contract provides for a longer period. The customary dates vary by canton and commune: check your lease and find out about local custom. The guide on moving dates in Switzerland will help you find your way.

The periods around these dates are the busiest: removal companies are in high demand, and booking early gives you more choice of dates. If your date is flexible, a mid-week move or one outside the usual dates is often easier to organise.

As for seasons, summer offers long days but can be hot for carrying, while winter sometimes brings snow and ice to the roads and access routes of the Gros-de-Vaud. In spring and autumn, conditions are generally more comfortable for loading and driving.

Paperwork for your move to Echallens

• Residents’ registration office (contrôle des habitants): every move must be declared, in the old commune for departure and in the new one for arrival, within the period set by the canton. In many communes, you can declare it online via eMoving (eDéménagement / eUmzugCH). Check whether this is possible for your commune.
• Terminating the lease: notice must be given in writing (art. 266l CO). 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).
• Replacement tenant: if you leave without observing the notice period or date, you can be released by presenting a solvent replacement tenant willing to take over the lease on the same terms (art. 264 CO). The guide on how to terminate a lease gives the details.
• Rental deposit: it cannot exceed three months’ rent for a home (art. 257e CO) and is paid into a blocked account in the tenant’s name.
• Change of address: bank, insurers, employer, subscriptions, health insurer: notify them before moving day.
• Move-out inspection (état des lieux): when handing back the property, plan a thorough clean and take photos.

If you are arriving from abroad, or leaving for France, the formalities differ: customs for transported goods, residence permit depending on your situation. Contact the relevant authorities early.

Useful services for moving to Echallens

Residential moving

For a flat in the town as well as for a villa in a newer district, residential moving covers loading, transport and delivery. The price depends on volume, distance, floors, access and date: the free quote will give you the details.

Packing and unpacking

To save time, packing and unpacking can be handled by professionals: crockery, books, clothes. This is useful for a villa with many belongings or when the date is tight.

Furniture assembly and disassembly

Wardrobes, beds and modular kitchens are taken apart before departure and reassembled on arrival. Furniture assembly and disassembly avoids damage on the narrow stairs of an older building.

Furniture lift

When the staircase is too narrow or the volume too large, the furniture lift takes furniture through the window or balcony. Remember the permit to use the public road if the machine is set up on the carriageway.

Storage

If your departure and arrival dates do not coincide, storage lets you keep your belongings for as long as needed.

End-of-lease cleaning

To hand back the property in the expected condition, end-of-lease cleaning saves you doing it yourself at the end of the move, when time is short.

Requesting a quote for your move to Echallens

1. You describe your move online: departure and arrival addresses, approximate volume, floors, access and preferred date.
2. Professional removal companies from the area get back to you, possibly for a visit to the premises so they can quote precisely.
3. You compare the free quotes and remain free to choose, or not to go ahead.

Ready to start? You can request a quote in a few minutes.

Around Echallens

Moving nearby? See our pages on Cugy, Daillens and Penthalaz. For the regional context, the page on moving in the canton of Vaud covers the canton’s specific features, and you can find all the communes we cover.

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