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Gimel

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5428

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

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The parcel data lists 1’179 parcels in Gimel, covering 18.9 km². 40.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’484 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’179
0.4% of the canton
Total area
18.9 km²

0.7% of the canton

Median area
1’484 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
40.4%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1977

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Gimel

Gimel is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Gimel measures 1’484 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Gimel is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.4% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (27.7%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (23.9%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (16.6%). In total, Gimel uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gimel has 797 buildings with 1’110 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20% of them), and 27.3% 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: 476 (40.4%)Unbuilt: 703 (59.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT3275.55 km²21.1%
Aire forestière 18 LAT28212.41 km²3.2%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT1960.23 km²92.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1860.12 km²78.5%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT660.12 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT410.07 km²90.2%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT250.08 km²4.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT230.08 km²78.3%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT60.01 km²16.7%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT60.02 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT50.12 km²80.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT50.02 km²0.0%
Other zones (5 labels)110.05 km²90.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 797 buildings with 1’110 dwellings here; 322 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
797
Dwellings
1’110
Single-family houses
322
Building volume
876’640 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential474
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential304
  • Other8

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192095
  • 1920-194530
  • 1946-196036
  • 1961-198090
  • 1981-200092
  • 2001-201049
  • 2011-202066
  • 2021 and later15
  • Unknown year3

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