Chessel
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5403
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 360 parcels in Chessel, covering 3.6 km². 36.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’201 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 360
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.6 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’201 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 36.7%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1982
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Chessel
Chessel 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 Chessel measures 2’201 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Chessel is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.7% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (31.1%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (26.1%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (11.4%). In total, Chessel uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Chessel has 225 buildings with 260 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28% of them), and 22% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1982, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 132 (36.7%)Unbuilt: 228 (63.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 112 | 2.13 km² | 13.4% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 94 | 0.10 km² | 84.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 41 | 0.75 km² | 4.9% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 39 | 0.07 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 34 | 0.13 km² | 32.4% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 17 | 0.02 km² | 88.2% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 10 | 0.21 km² | 10.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 7 | 0.14 km² | 42.9% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 4 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 15 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 225 buildings with 260 dwellings here; 92 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 225
- Dwellings
- 260
- Single-family houses
- 92
- Building volume
- 226’235 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Chessel
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