Avenches
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5451
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’149 parcels in Avenches, covering 19.7 km². 48.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’414 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’149
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.7 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’414 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 48.5%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1968
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Avenches
Avenches is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Avenches measures 1’414 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Avenches is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 48.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (24.1%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (14.1%) and Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (12.7%). In total, Avenches uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Avenches has 1’802 buildings with 2’481 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.3% of them), and 22.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1968, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’042 (48.5%)Unbuilt: 1’107 (51.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 517 | 10.36 km² | 12.4% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 303 | 0.23 km² | 86.1% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 273 | 0.29 km² | 86.8% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 246 | 0.71 km² | 0.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 231 | 0.22 km² | 94.8% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 136 | 2.79 km² | 5.1% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 115 | 1.00 km² | 72.2% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 78 | 0.94 km² | 30.8% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 69 | 0.52 km² | 46.4% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 43 | 0.06 km² | 76.7% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 33 | 0.09 km² | 75.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT | 23 | 0.03 km² | 69.6% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 82 | 2.49 km² | 47.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’802 buildings with 2’481 dwellings here; 534 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’802
- Dwellings
- 2’481
- Single-family houses
- 534
- Building volume
- 3.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Avenches
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