Les Tavernes (French pronunciation: [le tavɛʁn]) is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.

[1] Les Tavernes had an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.3 square kilometers (0.89 sq mi).

[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable, a Bend lozengy Argent and Gules between two Cups Or.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (119 or 97.5%), with German being second most common (2 or 1.6%) and Portuguese being third (1 or 0.8%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Les Tavernes is; 16 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 18 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19.

[9] About 59.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[12] The De Haut Crêt, a Cistercian abbey is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

In the federal election, a total of 45 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 56.3%.

[6] There were 58 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.2% of the workforce.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 17 or 13.9% were Roman Catholic, while 74 or 60.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.