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Chigny

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5628

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

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The parcel data lists 155 parcels in Chigny, covering 892’311 m². 56.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’996 m².

Key figures

Parcels
155
0.1% of the canton
Total area
892’311 m²

< 0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’996 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
56.8%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Chigny

Chigny is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on less than 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Chigny measures 1’996 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Chigny is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 56.8% 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 (29%), Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT (16.1%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (11.6%). In total, Chigny uses 11 zone designations.

According to the building register, Chigny has 136 buildings with 160 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 26.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.3% of them), and 29.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 88 (56.8%)Unbuilt: 67 (43.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 11 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT450.08 km²95.6%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT250.32 km²32.0%
Zone agricole 16 LAT180.32 km²16.7%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT150.01 km²86.7%
Zone centrale 15 LAT130.02 km²84.6%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT120.01 km²8.3%
Aire forestière 18 LAT90.04 km²22.2%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT80.04 km²75.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT60.04 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT2< 0.01 km²50.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT20.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 136 buildings with 160 dwellings here; 69 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
136
Dwellings
160
Single-family houses
69
Building volume
140’920 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential97
  • Mixed use2
  • Non-residential36
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192012
  • 1920-19455
  • 1946-19603
  • 1961-198024
  • 1981-200017
  • 2001-201011
  • 2011-202014
  • 2021 and later1
  • Unknown year1

Maps and geodata for Chigny

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