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Lancy

Municipality in the canton of Geneva · FSO no. 6628

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’632 parcels in Lancy, covering 4.8 km². 67.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 650 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’632
3.6% of the canton
Total area
4.8 km²

1.7% of the canton

Median area
650 m²

Canton: 895 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
67.8%

Canton: 57.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1983

Switzerland: 1976

About Lancy

Lancy ranks 6th of 45 municipalities in the canton of Geneva by number of parcels and holds 3.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Lancy measures 650 m², smaller than the canton median of 895 m². Lancy is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone de développement 3 (43.4%), Zone de développement 5 (40%) and Zone de développement 4B protégée (9.6%). In total, Lancy uses 10 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lancy has 3’304 buildings with 16’638 dwellings, 5.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 40.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (20.3% of them), and 30.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’784 (67.8%)Unbuilt: 848 (32.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 10 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone de développement 31’1432.21 km²60.9%
Zone de développement 51’0540.86 km²77.9%
Zone de développement 4B protégée2520.31 km²69.8%
Zone de développement industriel et artisanal720.38 km²58.3%
Zone des bois et forêts390.06 km²17.9%
Zone de verdure330.22 km²57.6%
Zone ferroviaire290.35 km²72.4%
Zone agricole60.32 km²33.3%
Zone sportive30.03 km²0.0%
Zone des eaux et des rives10.04 km²0.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 3’304 buildings with 16’638 dwellings here; 1’010 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’304
Dwellings
16’638
Single-family houses
1’010
Building volume
11.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’900
  • Mixed use51
  • Non-residential1’333
  • Other20

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920181
  • 1920-1945183
  • 1946-1960139
  • 1961-1980363
  • 1981-2000339
  • 2001-2010193
  • 2011-2020230
  • 2021 and later119
  • Unknown year37

Maps and geodata for Lancy

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