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La Sarraz

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5498

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

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The parcel data lists 828 parcels in La Sarraz, covering 7.8 km². 61% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’190 m².

Key figures

Parcels
828
0.3% of the canton
Total area
7.8 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
1’190 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
61%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About La Sarraz

La Sarraz is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in La Sarraz measures 1’190 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². La Sarraz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 61% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (35.9%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (14%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (12.6%). In total, La Sarraz uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, La Sarraz has 805 buildings with 1’205 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.6% of them), and 22.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 505 (61%)Unbuilt: 323 (39%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT2970.33 km²88.9%
Zone agricole 16 LAT1163.50 km²24.1%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1043.11 km²5.8%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1030.03 km²88.3%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT390.06 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT380.06 km²73.7%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT290.06 km²93.1%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT280.10 km²82.1%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT190.14 km²42.1%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT100.02 km²70.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT80.04 km²87.5%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT80.06 km²12.5%
Other zones (8 labels)290.24 km²51.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 805 buildings with 1’205 dwellings here; 321 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
805
Dwellings
1’205
Single-family houses
321
Building volume
1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential493
  • Mixed use18
  • Non-residential291
  • Other3

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920100
  • 1920-194536
  • 1946-196029
  • 1961-198095
  • 1981-2000109
  • 2001-201050
  • 2011-202059
  • 2021 and later6
  • Unknown year21

Maps and geodata for La Sarraz

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