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Boussens

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5473

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

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The parcel data lists 394 parcels in Boussens, covering 3.2 km². 50.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’244 m².

Key figures

Parcels
394
0.1% of the canton
Total area
3.2 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’244 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
50.3%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1998

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Boussens

Boussens 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 Boussens measures 1’244 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Boussens is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 50.3% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (23.1%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (23.1%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (18.5%). In total, Boussens uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Boussens has 405 buildings with 411 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 45.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.8% of them), and 44.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1998, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 198 (50.3%)Unbuilt: 196 (49.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT912.36 km²18.7%
Zone centrale 15 LAT910.10 km²96.7%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT730.08 km²97.3%
Aire forestière 18 LAT670.46 km²1.5%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT380.06 km²0.0%
Zone mixte 15 LAT90.01 km²100.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT70.01 km²42.9%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT60.02 km²16.7%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT50.02 km²80.0%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT30.01 km²100.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT30.01 km²33.3%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT10.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 405 buildings with 411 dwellings here; 143 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
405
Dwellings
411
Single-family houses
143
Building volume
388’860 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential212
  • Mixed use4
  • Non-residential183
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192016
  • 1920-19453
  • 1946-19603
  • 1961-198020
  • 1981-200061
  • 2001-201045
  • 2011-202034
  • 2021 and later10
  • Unknown year6

Maps and geodata for Boussens

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