Ballens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5423
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 759 parcels in Ballens, covering 8.4 km². 20.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’536 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 759
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.4 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 3’536 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 20.2%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1962
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Ballens
Ballens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Ballens measures 3’536 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Ballens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 20.2% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (47.3%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (15.7%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (11.6%). In total, Ballens uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Ballens has 283 buildings with 268 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 49.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (28.1% of them), and 19.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1962, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 153 (20.2%)Unbuilt: 606 (79.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 359 | 5.04 km² | 7.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 119 | 2.67 km² | 1.7% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 88 | 0.07 km² | 78.4% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 70 | 0.12 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 42 | 0.08 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 16 | 0.02 km² | 18.8% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 15 | 0.12 km² | 6.7% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 12 | 0.18 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 10 | 0.04 km² | 60.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 9 | 0.04 km² | 11.1% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 5 | 0.02 km² | 60.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 4 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 10 | 0.05 km² | 60.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 283 buildings with 268 dwellings here; 91 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 283
- Dwellings
- 268
- Single-family houses
- 91
- Building volume
- 318’390 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Ballens
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