Château-d'Oex
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5841
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’788 parcels in Château-d'Oex, covering 105.9 km². 52.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’042 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’788
- 1.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 105.9 km²
3.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’042 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 52.4%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1954
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Château-d'Oex
Château-d'Oex ranks 10th of 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 3.8% of its area. The median parcel in Château-d'Oex measures 2’042 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Château-d'Oex is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 52.4% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (34.6%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (20.9%) and Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (20.9%). In total, Château-d'Oex uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Château-d'Oex has 3’090 buildings with 3’022 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 51.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (32.3% of them), and 11.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1954, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’985 (52.4%)Unbuilt: 1’803 (47.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 1’311 | 63.02 km² | 53.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 792 | 23.46 km² | 12.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 790 | 1.05 km² | 86.6% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 354 | 0.33 km² | 83.1% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 114 | 5.99 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 100 | 0.68 km² | 1.0% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 92 | 0.19 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de sport d'hiver 18 LAT | 50 | 2.07 km² | 60.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 48 | 0.25 km² | 60.4% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 42 | 0.37 km² | 59.5% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 30 | 0.13 km² | 70.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 18 | 0.08 km² | 83.3% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 47 | 8.30 km² | 55.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’090 buildings with 3’022 dwellings here; 815 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’090
- Dwellings
- 3’022
- Single-family houses
- 815
- Building volume
- 2.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Château-d'Oex
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