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Jorat-Mézières

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5806

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

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The parcel data lists 1’690 parcels in Jorat-Mézières, covering 11.1 km². 43.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’521 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’690
0.6% of the canton
Total area
11.1 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
1’521 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
43.9%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1984

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Jorat-Mézières

Jorat-Mézières is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Jorat-Mézières measures 1’521 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Jorat-Mézières is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 43.9% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (32.8%), Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (22.1%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (12.5%). In total, Jorat-Mézières uses 15 zone designations.

According to the building register, Jorat-Mézières has 1’246 buildings with 1’486 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.5% of them), and 31% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1984, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 742 (43.9%)Unbuilt: 948 (56.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT5547.46 km²18.2%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT3740.43 km²90.9%
Aire forestière 18 LAT2112.07 km²2.4%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT1630.22 km²0.0%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1390.20 km²90.6%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT910.18 km²87.9%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT320.09 km²81.3%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT290.10 km²58.6%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT200.10 km²15.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT190.15 km²26.3%
Zone pour petites entités urbanisées 18 LAT190.06 km²94.7%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT170.04 km²70.6%
Other zones (3 labels)220.04 km²40.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’246 buildings with 1’486 dwellings here; 500 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’246
Dwellings
1’486
Single-family houses
500
Building volume
1.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential737
  • Mixed use19
  • Non-residential488
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920121
  • 1920-194534
  • 1946-196032
  • 1961-1980137
  • 1981-2000167
  • 2001-2010111
  • 2011-202099
  • 2021 and later20
  • Unknown year21

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