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Lausanne

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5586

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

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The parcel data lists 10’311 parcels in Lausanne, covering 43 km². 75.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 897 m².

Key figures

Parcels
10’311
3.6% of the canton
Total area
43 km²

1.6% of the canton

Median area
897 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
75.1%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1952

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Lausanne

Lausanne has the most parcels of the 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud and holds 3.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.6% of its area. The median parcel in Lausanne measures 897 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Lausanne is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.1% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT (37.8%), Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT (17.2%) and Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT (17%). In total, Lausanne uses 22 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lausanne has 13’750 buildings with 82’634 dwellings, 6.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings hold several dwellings: single-family houses make up only 26.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 33.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20.2% of them), and 11% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1952, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 7’745 (75.1%)Unbuilt: 2’566 (24.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT3’8984.20 km²85.4%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT1’7762.20 km²90.1%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT1’7542.66 km²83.9%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT7091.98 km²4.9%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT3894.76 km²71.7%
Zone centrale 15 LAT3580.33 km²87.4%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT3470.65 km²91.1%
Aire forestière 18 LAT32116.69 km²13.1%
Zone agricole 16 LAT2084.01 km²32.7%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT1831.68 km²37.2%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT1721.18 km²79.1%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT710.89 km²45.1%
Other zones (10 labels)1251.81 km²43.2%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 13’750 buildings with 82’634 dwellings here; 2’327 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
13’750
Dwellings
82’634
Single-family houses
2’327
Building volume
51.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential8’704
  • Mixed use372
  • Non-residential4’610
  • Other64

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 19201’562
  • 1920-19451’534
  • 1946-19601’505
  • 1961-19801’276
  • 1981-2000643
  • 2001-2010342
  • 2011-2020381
  • 2021 and later132
  • Unknown year370

Maps and geodata for Lausanne

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