Bottens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5514
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 743 parcels in Bottens, covering 6.9 km². 35.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’839 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 743
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.9 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’839 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 35.4%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1985
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Bottens
Bottens 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 Bottens measures 1’839 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Bottens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 35.4% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (31.4%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (29.3%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16.3%). In total, Bottens uses 12 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bottens has 432 buildings with 606 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 35.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.9% of them), and 25.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1985, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 263 (35.4%)Unbuilt: 480 (64.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 233 | 5.25 km² | 24.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 218 | 1.14 km² | 0.5% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 121 | 0.15 km² | 88.4% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 88 | 0.11 km² | 93.2% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 44 | 0.09 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 14 | 0.06 km² | 21.4% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 8 | 0.03 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 5 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 3 | 0.03 km² | 33.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 432 buildings with 606 dwellings here; 154 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 432
- Dwellings
- 606
- Single-family houses
- 154
- Building volume
- 502’871 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bottens
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