Chavornay
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5749
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’052 parcels in Chavornay, covering 19.3 km². 44.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’756 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’052
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.3 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’756 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 44.8%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Chavornay
Chavornay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Chavornay measures 1’756 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Chavornay is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 44.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (29.6%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (21.4%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (16.7%). In total, Chavornay uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Chavornay has 1’716 buildings with 2’443 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.4% of them), and 30.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 920 (44.8%)Unbuilt: 1’132 (55.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 607 | 12.20 km² | 8.2% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 440 | 0.48 km² | 85.2% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 342 | 0.37 km² | 89.2% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 195 | 0.69 km² | 0.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 146 | 3.31 km² | 6.2% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 73 | 0.49 km² | 75.3% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 72 | 0.75 km² | 27.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 68 | 0.15 km² | 88.2% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 37 | 0.19 km² | 81.1% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 22 | 0.11 km² | 4.5% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 17 | 0.06 km² | 17.6% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 13 | 0.02 km² | 53.8% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 20 | 0.50 km² | 20.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’716 buildings with 2’443 dwellings here; 622 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’716
- Dwellings
- 2’443
- Single-family houses
- 622
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Chavornay
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