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Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5582

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

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The parcel data lists 912 parcels in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, covering 4.6 km². 57% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’480 m².

Key figures

Parcels
912
0.3% of the canton
Total area
4.6 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
1’480 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
57%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1986

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne measures 1’480 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 57% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (25.5%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (18.2%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (14.4%). In total, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne has 1’052 buildings with 2’260 dwellings, 2.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 42.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.6% of them), and 31.9% 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: 520 (57%)Unbuilt: 392 (43%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT2330.30 km²94.0%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1660.61 km²1.8%
Zone agricole 16 LAT1312.59 km²19.1%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT1000.26 km²90.0%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT680.05 km²97.1%
Zone centrale 15 LAT590.09 km²91.5%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT390.09 km²2.6%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT320.23 km²65.6%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT220.11 km²54.5%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT160.13 km²37.5%
Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT14< 0.01 km²100.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT110.01 km²0.0%
Other zones (9 labels)210.14 km²42.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’052 buildings with 2’260 dwellings here; 350 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’052
Dwellings
2’260
Single-family houses
350
Building volume
1.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential591
  • Mixed use12
  • Non-residential447
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192014
  • 1920-19453
  • 1946-196028
  • 1961-1980128
  • 1981-2000159
  • 2001-2010115
  • 2011-202035
  • 2021 and later16
  • Unknown year22

Maps and geodata for Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

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