Jorat-Menthue
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5804
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’811 parcels in Jorat-Menthue, covering 17.7 km². 26.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’292 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’811
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 17.7 km²
0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’292 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 26.7%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1972
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Jorat-Menthue
Jorat-Menthue is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Jorat-Menthue measures 2’292 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Jorat-Menthue is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 26.7% 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%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (28.3%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (18.7%). In total, Jorat-Menthue uses 12 zone designations.
According to the building register, Jorat-Menthue has 771 buildings with 711 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 46% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (29% of them), and 20.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1972, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 483 (26.7%)Unbuilt: 1’328 (73.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 694 | 10.93 km² | 15.6% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 512 | 5.61 km² | 2.9% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 338 | 0.46 km² | 82.8% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 144 | 0.25 km² | 3.5% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 57 | 0.07 km² | 93.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 21 | 0.11 km² | 38.1% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 14 | 0.02 km² | 57.1% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 13 | 0.02 km² | 7.7% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 11 | 0.15 km² | 27.3% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 4 | 0.04 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone para-agricole 18 LAT | 2 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 771 buildings with 711 dwellings here; 256 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 771
- Dwellings
- 711
- Single-family houses
- 256
- Building volume
- 808’350 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Jorat-Menthue
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