Epalinges
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5584
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’800 parcels in Epalinges, covering 4.6 km². 74.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’226 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’800
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.6 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’226 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 74.6%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Epalinges
Epalinges is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Epalinges measures 1’226 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Epalinges is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 74.6% 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 (69.6%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (9.3%) and Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (7.4%). In total, Epalinges uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Epalinges has 2’624 buildings with 4’727 dwellings, 1.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (30.3% of them), and 27% 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: 1’343 (74.6%)Unbuilt: 457 (25.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 1’252 | 2.15 km² | 87.1% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 168 | 0.87 km² | 8.3% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 133 | 0.34 km² | 82.0% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 56 | 0.13 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 44 | 0.21 km² | 84.1% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 36 | 0.05 km² | 88.9% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 28 | 0.10 km² | 42.9% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 23 | 0.33 km² | 60.9% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 21 | 0.13 km² | 90.5% |
| Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT | 9 | 0.05 km² | 77.8% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 8 | 0.12 km² | 37.5% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 6 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 16 | 0.14 km² | 37.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’624 buildings with 4’727 dwellings here; 1’201 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’624
- Dwellings
- 4’727
- Single-family houses
- 1’201
- Building volume
- 3.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Epalinges
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