Begnins
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5704
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 928 parcels in Begnins, covering 4.8 km². 37.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’511 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 928
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.8 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’511 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 37.8%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1974
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Begnins
Begnins is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Begnins measures 1’511 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Begnins is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 37.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone viticole 16 LAT (30%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (16.9%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16.3%). In total, Begnins uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Begnins has 590 buildings with 989 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 51% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 37.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.6% of them), and 19.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 351 (37.8%)Unbuilt: 577 (62.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 278 | 1.38 km² | 14.0% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 157 | 2.31 km² | 18.5% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 151 | 0.11 km² | 81.5% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 134 | 0.22 km² | 85.8% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 98 | 0.52 km² | 4.1% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 48 | 0.07 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 21 | 0.05 km² | 85.7% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 14 | 0.06 km² | 64.3% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 8 | 0.02 km² | 62.5% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 7 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 6 | 0.03 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 3 | 0.02 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 590 buildings with 989 dwellings here; 179 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 590
- Dwellings
- 989
- Single-family houses
- 179
- Building volume
- 789’331 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Begnins
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