Cuarnens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5479
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 388 parcels in Cuarnens, covering 7.1 km². 41% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’971 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 388
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.1 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’971 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 41%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1932
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Cuarnens
Cuarnens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Cuarnens measures 1’971 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Cuarnens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 41% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (36.6%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (33.5%) and Zone de desserte 15 LAT (11.1%). In total, Cuarnens uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Cuarnens has 243 buildings with 252 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 44% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (44% of them), and 23.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1932, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 159 (41%)Unbuilt: 229 (59%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 142 | 4.50 km² | 21.8% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 130 | 0.13 km² | 73.8% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 43 | 0.05 km² | 2.3% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 19 | 2.19 km² | 10.5% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 15 | 0.02 km² | 93.3% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 14 | 0.10 km² | 14.3% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 6 | 0.02 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 4 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 4 | 0.03 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone de site construit protégé 17 LAT | 3 | 0.03 km² | 33.3% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 18 LAT | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 3 | 0.05 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 243 buildings with 252 dwellings here; 82 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 243
- Dwellings
- 252
- Single-family houses
- 82
- Building volume
- 350’303 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Cuarnens
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