Leysin
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5407
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’791 parcels in Leysin, covering 18.6 km². 57% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’099 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’791
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 18.6 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’099 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 57%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1963
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Leysin
Leysin is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Leysin measures 1’099 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Leysin is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 57% 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 (25.9%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (18.1%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (14.2%). In total, Leysin uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Leysin has 1’441 buildings with 2’717 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (30.8% of them), and 18.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1963, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’021 (57%)Unbuilt: 770 (43%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 463 | 0.60 km² | 80.1% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 324 | 13.00 km² | 35.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 254 | 2.27 km² | 4.3% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 229 | 0.36 km² | 78.2% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 176 | 0.14 km² | 89.2% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 61 | 0.08 km² | 3.3% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 57 | 0.11 km² | 73.7% |
| Zone pour petites entités urbanisées 18 LAT | 46 | 0.05 km² | 89.1% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 15 LAT | 45 | 0.19 km² | 71.1% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 32 | 0.18 km² | 71.9% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 24 | 1.12 km² | 16.7% |
| Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT - A | 19 | 0.14 km² | 63.2% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 61 | 0.36 km² | 52.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’441 buildings with 2’717 dwellings here; 493 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’441
- Dwellings
- 2’717
- Single-family houses
- 493
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Leysin
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