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Chavannes-près-Renens

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5627

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

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The parcel data lists 389 parcels in Chavannes-près-Renens, covering 1.7 km². 64.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’227 m².

Key figures

Parcels
389
0.1% of the canton
Total area
1.7 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’227 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.8%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1970

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Chavannes-près-Renens

Chavannes-près-Renens 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 Chavannes-près-Renens measures 1’227 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Chavannes-près-Renens is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT (35.5%), Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT (22.4%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (9.8%). In total, Chavannes-près-Renens uses 13 zone designations.

According to the building register, Chavannes-près-Renens has 505 buildings with 5’773 dwellings, 11.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings hold several dwellings: single-family houses make up only 21.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 39% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.8% of them), and 21.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1970, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 252 (64.8%)Unbuilt: 137 (35.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT1380.29 km²79.7%
Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT870.26 km²64.4%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT380.04 km²94.7%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT350.17 km²5.7%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT210.35 km²71.4%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT210.29 km²38.1%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT190.08 km²84.2%
Aire forestière 18 LAT100.07 km²10.0%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT70.02 km²85.7%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT70.03 km²14.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT30.07 km²33.3%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 505 buildings with 5’773 dwellings here; 62 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
505
Dwellings
5’773
Single-family houses
62
Building volume
2.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential293
  • Mixed use12
  • Non-residential197
  • Other3

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192028
  • 1920-194542
  • 1946-196023
  • 1961-198060
  • 1981-200035
  • 2001-201013
  • 2011-202029
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year10

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