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Forel (Lavaux)

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5604

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

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The parcel data lists 1’630 parcels in Forel (Lavaux), covering 18.4 km². 34.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’113 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’630
0.6% of the canton
Total area
18.4 km²

0.7% of the canton

Median area
3’113 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
34.8%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1973

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Forel (Lavaux)

Forel (Lavaux) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Forel (Lavaux) measures 3’113 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Forel (Lavaux) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 34.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (57.7%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (19.8%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (9.5%). In total, Forel (Lavaux) uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Forel (Lavaux) has 1’038 buildings with 1’006 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 49.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.8% of them), and 17.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 567 (34.8%)Unbuilt: 1’063 (65.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT94012.89 km²34.1%
Aire forestière 18 LAT3224.52 km²3.1%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT1550.21 km²94.8%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT840.22 km²0.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT520.19 km²88.5%
Zone centrale 15 LAT380.08 km²86.8%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT180.01 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT100.04 km²70.0%
Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT40.05 km²50.0%
Zone d'extraction et de dépôt de matériaux 18 LAT30.14 km²33.3%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT30.01 km²0.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’038 buildings with 1’006 dwellings here; 323 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’038
Dwellings
1’006
Single-family houses
323
Building volume
1.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential486
  • Mixed use26
  • Non-residential514
  • Other12

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920119
  • 1920-194532
  • 1946-196031
  • 1961-1980135
  • 1981-2000132
  • 2001-201051
  • 2011-202042
  • 2021 and later6
  • Unknown year19

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