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Eclépens

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5482

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

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The parcel data lists 485 parcels in Eclépens, covering 5.8 km². 50.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’454 m².

Key figures

Parcels
485
0.2% of the canton
Total area
5.8 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
1’454 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
50.5%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Eclépens

Eclépens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Eclépens measures 1’454 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Eclépens is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 50.5% 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 (19.4%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (17.3%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (15.9%). In total, Eclépens uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Eclépens has 558 buildings with 540 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 54.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.1% of them), and 24.1% 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: 245 (50.5%)Unbuilt: 240 (49.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT940.15 km²90.4%
Zone centrale 15 LAT840.08 km²78.6%
Aire forestière 18 LAT770.63 km²2.6%
Zone agricole 16 LAT662.70 km²19.7%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT - B350.04 km²100.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT250.46 km²24.0%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT240.04 km²4.2%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT210.77 km²81.0%
Zone de desserte 18 LAT140.04 km²0.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT80.05 km²0.0%
Zone viticole 16 LAT60.02 km²0.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT - A50.02 km²100.0%
Other zones (12 labels)260.81 km²57.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 558 buildings with 540 dwellings here; 131 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
558
Dwellings
540
Single-family houses
131
Building volume
1.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential228
  • Mixed use10
  • Non-residential304
  • Other16

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192045
  • 1920-19456
  • 1946-196019
  • 1961-198052
  • 1981-200059
  • 2001-201030
  • 2011-202016
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year5

Maps and geodata for Eclépens

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