Assens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5511
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 487 parcels in Assens, covering 5.4 km². 51.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’335 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 487
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.4 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’335 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 51.7%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Assens
Assens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Assens measures 1’335 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Assens is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 51.7% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (29.6%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (27.1%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (21.6%). In total, Assens uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Assens has 613 buildings with 781 dwellings, 1.3 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 46.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.4% of them), and 23.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 252 (51.7%)Unbuilt: 235 (48.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 144 | 4.19 km² | 22.2% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 132 | 0.17 km² | 81.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 105 | 0.12 km² | 93.3% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 50 | 0.51 km² | 10.0% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 35 | 0.10 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 18 LAT | 9 | 0.06 km² | 22.2% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 4 | 0.01 km² | 25.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone agricole spécialisée 16 LAT | 2 | 0.05 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 2 | 0.13 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone viticole | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 613 buildings with 781 dwellings here; 167 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 613
- Dwellings
- 781
- Single-family houses
- 167
- Building volume
- 576’514 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Assens
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