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Faoug

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5458

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

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The parcel data lists 560 parcels in Faoug, covering 3.5 km². 64.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’108 m².

Key figures

Parcels
560
0.2% of the canton
Total area
3.5 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’108 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.3%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1977

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Faoug

Faoug is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Faoug measures 1’108 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Faoug is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.3% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone centrale 15 LAT (27.3%), Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (23.8%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (11.3%). In total, Faoug uses 13 zone designations.

According to the building register, Faoug has 621 buildings with 545 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 44.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (18.3% of them), and 32.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 360 (64.3%)Unbuilt: 200 (35.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone centrale 15 LAT1530.21 km²87.6%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT1330.17 km²88.0%
Zone agricole 16 LAT631.79 km²11.1%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT570.20 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT460.05 km²93.5%
Aire forestière 18 LAT400.86 km²15.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT240.08 km²79.2%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT190.01 km²100.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT100.07 km²50.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT70.03 km²100.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT5< 0.01 km²60.0%
Zone ferroviaire 15 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT10.07 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 621 buildings with 545 dwellings here; 230 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
621
Dwellings
545
Single-family houses
230
Building volume
449’901 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential310
  • Mixed use29
  • Non-residential277
  • Other5

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192046
  • 1920-194533
  • 1946-196033
  • 1961-198066
  • 1981-200045
  • 2001-201059
  • 2011-202050
  • 2021 and later8
  • Unknown year20

Maps and geodata for Faoug

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