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Gland

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5721

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

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The parcel data lists 1’648 parcels in Gland, covering 8.4 km². 68.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’225 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’648
0.6% of the canton
Total area
8.4 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
1’225 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
68.4%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1989

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Gland

Gland is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Gland measures 1’225 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Gland is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.4% 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 (28.9%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (12.7%) and Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (12.1%). In total, Gland uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gland has 1’905 buildings with 6’398 dwellings, 3.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58.4% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 35.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (33.5% of them), and 29.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’127 (68.4%)Unbuilt: 521 (31.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT4760.62 km²93.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT2100.25 km²92.4%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT1990.47 km²94.0%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT1430.79 km²84.6%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT1310.36 km²3.1%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT1010.24 km²73.3%
Zone agricole 16 LAT912.20 km²24.2%
Aire forestière 18 LAT771.12 km²13.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT770.65 km²6.5%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT500.62 km²34.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT350.36 km²68.6%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT180.13 km²27.8%
Other zones (9 labels)400.60 km²50.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’905 buildings with 6’398 dwellings here; 674 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’905
Dwellings
6’398
Single-family houses
674
Building volume
4.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’155
  • Mixed use72
  • Non-residential669
  • Other9

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192040
  • 1920-194545
  • 1946-196078
  • 1961-1980203
  • 1981-2000377
  • 2001-2010168
  • 2011-2020121
  • 2021 and later41
  • Unknown year54

Maps and geodata for Gland

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