Echichens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5634
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’357 parcels in Echichens, covering 13.3 km². 47% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’447 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’357
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 13.3 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’447 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 47%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Echichens
Echichens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Echichens measures 1’447 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Echichens is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 47% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (26.2%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (20.2%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (19.4%). In total, Echichens uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Echichens has 1’099 buildings with 1’371 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 40% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.4% of them), and 25.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 638 (47%)Unbuilt: 719 (53%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 356 | 10.06 km² | 21.9% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 274 | 0.24 km² | 81.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 263 | 0.35 km² | 91.6% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 131 | 0.17 km² | 0.8% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 129 | 0.62 km² | 3.9% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 59 | 0.68 km² | 28.8% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 27 | 0.21 km² | 63.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 26 | 0.05 km² | 88.5% |
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 21 | 0.28 km² | 33.3% |
| Zone viticole protégée 16 LAT | 19 | 0.11 km² | 21.1% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 15 | 0.05 km² | 26.7% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 10 | 0.08 km² | 40.0% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 27 | 0.37 km² | 48.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’099 buildings with 1’371 dwellings here; 394 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’099
- Dwellings
- 1’371
- Single-family houses
- 394
- Building volume
- 1.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Echichens
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