Tolochenaz is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.

Tolochenaz lies on the northern shore of Lake Geneva west of Lausanne.

Tolochenaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.6 square kilometers (0.62 sq mi).

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered Argent and Gules, overall Fasces topped with feathered hat all Or.

[5] A notable resident was actress Audrey Hepburn, who lived there from 1963 until her death in 1993[6] and is buried there.

Other famous residents include the legendary tenor Nicolai Gedda, who lived in retirement there with his wife, and the dancer Zizi Jeanmaire.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,386 or 84.2%), with German being second most common (85 or 5.2%) and Portuguese being third (42 or 2.6%).

[9] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Tolochenaz is; 212 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 188 teenagers or 11.0% are between 10 and 19.

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 21.29% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 458 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.0%.

[10] There were 883 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 179 or 17.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 267 or 25.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 20 or 1.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 71 or 6.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 289 or 28.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 40 or 3.9% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 626 or 38.0% were Roman Catholic, while 596 or 36.2% 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.

[18] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care.

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