Giez
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5559
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 413 parcels in Giez, covering 4.8 km². 36.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’630 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 413
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.8 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’630 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 36.1%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1976
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Giez
Giez is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Giez measures 1’630 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Giez is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.1% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (38.3%), Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (17.4%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16.9%). In total, Giez uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Giez has 245 buildings with 218 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 42% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.2% of them), and 14.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 149 (36.1%)Unbuilt: 264 (63.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 158 | 2.64 km² | 8.9% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 72 | 0.09 km² | 97.2% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 70 | 0.08 km² | 80.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 42 | 1.65 km² | 2.4% |
| Zone de desserte 18 LAT | 38 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 12 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 8 | 0.21 km² | 37.5% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 15 LAT | 3 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT - A | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT - B | 2 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| 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 245 buildings with 218 dwellings here; 94 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 245
- Dwellings
- 218
- Single-family houses
- 94
- Building volume
- 240’951 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Giez
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