Founex
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5717
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’137 parcels in Founex, covering 4.8 km². 70.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’442 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’137
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.8 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’442 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.5%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1984
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Founex
Founex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Founex measures 1’442 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Founex is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.5% 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 (53.9%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (19.3%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (12.6%). In total, Founex uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Founex has 1’556 buildings with 1’544 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.3% of them), and 27.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1984, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 802 (70.5%)Unbuilt: 335 (29.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 613 | 0.98 km² | 88.9% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 220 | 0.29 km² | 87.3% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 143 | 2.39 km² | 25.9% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 58 | 0.15 km² | 3.4% |
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 44 | 0.49 km² | 11.4% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 23 | 0.16 km² | 52.2% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 10 | 0.13 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 9 | 0.03 km² | 0.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 4 | 0.07 km² | 25.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 4 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT | 4 | 0.07 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’556 buildings with 1’544 dwellings here; 729 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’556
- Dwellings
- 1’544
- Single-family houses
- 729
- Building volume
- 1.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Founex
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