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Aclens

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5621

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

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The parcel data lists 493 parcels in Aclens, covering 3.9 km². 36.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’942 m².

Key figures

Parcels
493
0.2% of the canton
Total area
3.9 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’942 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
36.9%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Aclens

Aclens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Aclens measures 1’942 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Aclens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.9% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (35.1%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (18.1%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (14.4%). In total, Aclens uses 11 zone designations.

According to the building register, Aclens has 287 buildings with 280 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (26.4% of them), and 26.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 182 (36.9%)Unbuilt: 311 (63.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 11 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT1732.64 km²13.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT890.08 km²82.0%
Aire forestière 18 LAT710.59 km²0.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT560.45 km²67.9%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT440.05 km²95.5%
Zone de desserte 18 LAT310.06 km²0.0%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT140.02 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT70.01 km²85.7%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT40.02 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 18 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 287 buildings with 280 dwellings here; 68 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
287
Dwellings
280
Single-family houses
68
Building volume
962’433 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential126
  • Mixed use9
  • Non-residential151
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192048
  • 1920-19457
  • 1946-19605
  • 1961-198032
  • 1981-200033
  • 2001-201028
  • 2011-202016
  • 2021 and later4
  • Unknown year9

Maps and geodata for Aclens

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