Grandson
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5561
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’399 parcels in Grandson, covering 7.9 km². 62.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’068 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’399
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.9 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’068 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 62.5%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1967
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Grandson
Grandson is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Grandson measures 1’068 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Grandson is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (27%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (21.7%) and Zone agricole 16 LAT (12.9%). In total, Grandson uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Grandson has 1’576 buildings with 1’805 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 44.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (21.4% of them), and 16.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1967, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 874 (62.5%)Unbuilt: 525 (37.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 378 | 0.49 km² | 90.7% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 304 | 0.18 km² | 88.2% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 181 | 4.69 km² | 17.1% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 137 | 0.46 km² | 5.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 85 | 0.08 km² | 91.8% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 78 | 0.43 km² | 14.1% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 55 | 0.42 km² | 20.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 50 | 0.36 km² | 86.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 39 | 0.42 km² | 71.8% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 32 | 0.09 km² | 68.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 28 | 0.05 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone ferroviaire 15 LAT | 16 | 0.07 km² | 12.5% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 16 | 0.14 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’576 buildings with 1’805 dwellings here; 505 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’576
- Dwellings
- 1’805
- Single-family houses
- 505
- Building volume
- 1.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Grandson
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