Echallens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5518
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’346 parcels in Echallens, covering 6.7 km². 72.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’019 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’346
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.7 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’019 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 72.7%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Echallens
Echallens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Echallens measures 1’019 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Echallens is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 72.7% 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 (42.9%), Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (12.7%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (10.8%). In total, Echallens uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Echallens has 1’686 buildings with 2’994 dwellings, 1.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (68.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 37% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (37.7% of them), and 29.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 979 (72.7%)Unbuilt: 367 (27.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 578 | 0.56 km² | 95.5% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 171 | 0.19 km² | 70.2% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 145 | 0.12 km² | 94.5% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 139 | 3.75 km² | 19.4% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 82 | 0.14 km² | 1.2% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 63 | 0.30 km² | 47.6% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 61 | 0.19 km² | 93.4% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 49 | 0.10 km² | 71.4% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 21 | 0.84 km² | 9.5% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 18 | 0.30 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 12 | 0.22 km² | 8.3% |
| Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 5 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’686 buildings with 2’994 dwellings here; 696 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’686
- Dwellings
- 2’994
- Single-family houses
- 696
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Echallens
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