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Bourg-en-Lavaux

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5613

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 4’481 parcels in Bourg-en-Lavaux, covering 9.6 km². 40.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 902 m².

Key figures

Parcels
4’481
1.6% of the canton
Total area
9.6 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
902 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
40.5%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1960

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Bourg-en-Lavaux

Bourg-en-Lavaux ranks 7th of 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud by number of parcels and holds 1.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bourg-en-Lavaux measures 902 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Bourg-en-Lavaux is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone viticole protégée 16 LAT (43.6%), Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (17.9%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (13.2%). In total, Bourg-en-Lavaux uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bourg-en-Lavaux has 2’695 buildings with 3’000 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (29.1% of them), and 12.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1960, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’813 (40.5%)Unbuilt: 2’668 (59.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone viticole protégée 16 LAT1’9532.84 km²15.8%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT8020.93 km²86.5%
Zone centrale 15 LAT5910.22 km²78.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT3873.27 km²45.5%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT2530.49 km²3.6%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1890.75 km²6.9%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT720.07 km²91.7%
Zone agricole 16 LAT630.74 km²33.3%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT570.13 km²42.1%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT330.04 km²9.1%
Zone pour petites entités urbanisées 18 LAT280.01 km²82.1%
Zone ferroviaire 15 LAT210.12 km²19.0%
Other zones (4 labels)320.04 km²31.3%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’695 buildings with 3’000 dwellings here; 974 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’695
Dwellings
3’000
Single-family houses
974
Building volume
2.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’565
  • Mixed use39
  • Non-residential1’027
  • Other64

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920528
  • 1920-1945142
  • 1946-1960193
  • 1961-1980298
  • 1981-2000303
  • 2001-2010110
  • 2011-202094
  • 2021 and later24
  • Unknown year121

Maps and geodata for Bourg-en-Lavaux

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