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Ecublens (VD)

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5635

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

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The parcel data lists 1’427 parcels in Ecublens (VD), covering 5.9 km². 67.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’371 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’427
0.5% of the canton
Total area
5.9 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
1’371 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
67.1%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Ecublens (VD)

Ecublens (VD) 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 Ecublens (VD) measures 1’371 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Ecublens (VD) is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.1% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (40.6%), Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT (13.7%) and Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT (8.3%). In total, Ecublens (VD) uses 15 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ecublens (VD) has 1’836 buildings with 6’311 dwellings, 3.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 49.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 40.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.8% of them), and 25.6% 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: 958 (67.1%)Unbuilt: 469 (32.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT5800.78 km²90.3%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT1950.47 km²84.1%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT1180.76 km²70.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1080.11 km²83.3%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT1060.45 km²1.9%
Zone agricole 16 LAT700.41 km²10.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT621.53 km²77.4%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT610.47 km²8.2%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT540.38 km²20.4%
Aire forestière 18 LAT460.32 km²15.2%
Zone mixte 15 LAT150.06 km²80.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT60.01 km²16.7%
Other zones (3 labels)60.14 km²66.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’836 buildings with 6’311 dwellings here; 506 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’836
Dwellings
6’311
Single-family houses
506
Building volume
7.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’019
  • Mixed use61
  • Non-residential750
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192071
  • 1920-194529
  • 1946-1960103
  • 1961-1980266
  • 1981-2000190
  • 2001-2010127
  • 2011-202085
  • 2021 and later33
  • Unknown year54

Maps and geodata for Ecublens (VD)

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