Bournens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5472
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 380 parcels in Bournens, covering 3.9 km². 32.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’568 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 380
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’568 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 32.4%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1977
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Bournens
Bournens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Bournens measures 1’568 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Bournens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 32.4% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Aire forestière 18 LAT (31.3%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (24.5%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (23.7%). In total, Bournens uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bournens has 189 buildings with 261 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.2% of them), and 22% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 123 (32.4%)Unbuilt: 257 (67.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 119 | 0.57 km² | 0.8% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 93 | 0.10 km² | 80.6% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 90 | 2.92 km² | 10.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 39 | 0.04 km² | 92.3% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 25 | 0.12 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 7 | 0.03 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 2 | 0.02 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 1 | 0.06 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 1 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 189 buildings with 261 dwellings here; 80 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 189
- Dwellings
- 261
- Single-family houses
- 80
- Building volume
- 222’494 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bournens
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