Oron-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɔ̃ lə ʃatɛl]) 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.

[2] Oron-le-Châtel had an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.3 square kilometers (0.50 sq mi).

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (222 or 95.3%), with German being second most common (5 or 2.1%) and Swedish being third (2 or 0.9%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Oron-le-Châtel is; 38 children or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 57 teenagers or 18.9% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 62.4% 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).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] Oron Castle and its library is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire old town of Oron-le-Châtel is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[7] There were 114 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.6% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 6 or 37.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 37.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 12.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, .

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 56 or 24.0% were Roman Catholic, while 100 or 42.9% 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.