Echandens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5633
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 815 parcels in Echandens, covering 3.9 km². 66.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’204 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 815
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’204 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 66.3%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1976
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Echandens
Echandens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Echandens measures 1’204 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Echandens is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.3% 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 (47.9%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (9.1%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (8.7%). In total, Echandens uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Echandens has 840 buildings with 1’466 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 28.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (42.8% of them), and 15.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 540 (66.3%)Unbuilt: 275 (33.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 390 | 0.46 km² | 91.0% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 74 | 0.06 km² | 79.7% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 71 | 1.54 km² | 19.7% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 55 | 0.14 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 45 | 0.08 km² | 60.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 39 | 0.60 km² | 7.7% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 37 | 0.16 km² | 78.4% |
| Zone mixte 15 LAT | 25 | 0.09 km² | 80.0% |
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 23 | 0.14 km² | 17.4% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 18 | 0.24 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 12 | 0.07 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 11 | 0.08 km² | 45.5% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 15 | 0.26 km² | 40.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 840 buildings with 1’466 dwellings here; 413 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 840
- Dwellings
- 1’466
- Single-family houses
- 413
- Building volume
- 1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Echandens
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