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La Chaux (Cossonay)

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5474

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

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The parcel data lists 541 parcels in La Chaux (Cossonay), covering 6.7 km². 28.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’271 m².

Key figures

Parcels
541
0.2% of the canton
Total area
6.7 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
2’271 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
28.5%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1939

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About La Chaux (Cossonay)

La Chaux (Cossonay) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in La Chaux (Cossonay) measures 2’271 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². La Chaux (Cossonay) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 28.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (33.5%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (32.3%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (20.1%). In total, La Chaux (Cossonay) uses 11 zone designations.

According to the building register, La Chaux (Cossonay) has 259 buildings with 188 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 51.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (38.3% of them), and 15.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1939, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 154 (28.5%)Unbuilt: 387 (71.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 11 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT1815.20 km²18.8%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1750.98 km²1.1%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1090.11 km²86.2%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT390.06 km²0.0%
Zone centrale 15 LAT - zone à bâtir à prescriptions spéciales160.02 km²87.5%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT100.18 km²60.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT - zones A et B30.01 km²33.3%
Zone d'extraction et de dépôt de matériaux 18 LAT30.19 km²33.3%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT - zones A et B2< 0.01 km²50.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT2< 0.01 km²50.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT - zone C1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 259 buildings with 188 dwellings here; 82 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
259
Dwellings
188
Single-family houses
82
Building volume
242’369 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential118
  • Mixed use5
  • Non-residential134
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192059
  • 1920-194512
  • 1946-19607
  • 1961-198016
  • 1981-200022
  • 2001-201015
  • 2011-20205
  • 2021 and later4
  • Unknown year14

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