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La Praz

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5758

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

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The parcel data lists 194 parcels in La Praz, covering 5.1 km². 40.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’302 m².

Key figures

Parcels
194
0.1% of the canton
Total area
5.1 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
1’302 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
40.2%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1947

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About La Praz

La Praz is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in La Praz measures 1’302 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². La Praz is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.2% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone centrale 15 LAT (39.2%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (38.7%) and Zone de desserte 15 LAT (6.7%). In total, La Praz uses 7 zone designations.

According to the building register, La Praz has 130 buildings with 92 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 50% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (41% of them), and 14.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1947, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 78 (40.2%)Unbuilt: 116 (59.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 7 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone centrale 15 LAT760.06 km²67.1%
Zone agricole 16 LAT752.70 km²21.3%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT130.02 km²7.7%
Aire forestière 18 LAT112.28 km²9.1%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT100.06 km²10.0%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT80.01 km²87.5%
Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT1< 0.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 130 buildings with 92 dwellings here; 45 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
130
Dwellings
92
Single-family houses
45
Building volume
160’572 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential63
  • Mixed use1
  • Non-residential65
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192032
  • 1920-19456
  • 1946-196010
  • 1961-19807
  • 1981-200011
  • 2001-20103
  • 2011-20205
  • 2021 and later3
  • Unknown year1

Maps and geodata for La Praz

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