Nyon
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5724
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’876 parcels in Nyon, covering 7 km². 74.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’156 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’876
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 7 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’156 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 74.5%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1970
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Nyon measures 1’156 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Nyon is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 74.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT (22.3%), Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT (14.8%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (14.6%). In total, Nyon uses 18 zone designations.
According to the building register, Nyon has 2’713 buildings with 12’360 dwellings, 4.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 40.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 30.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (18.2% of them), and 23.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1970, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’398 (74.5%)Unbuilt: 478 (25.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 419 | 0.95 km² | 90.2% |
| Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT | 277 | 0.48 km² | 79.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 273 | 0.59 km² | 92.7% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 238 | 0.08 km² | 93.3% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 167 | 0.36 km² | 3.6% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 92 | 1.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 83 | 0.29 km² | 71.1% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 77 | 0.52 km² | 79.2% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 62 | 0.15 km² | 88.7% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 45 | 1.46 km² | 26.7% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 42 | 0.62 km² | 31.0% |
| Zone mixte 15 LAT | 41 | 0.12 km² | 92.7% |
| Other zones (6 labels) | 60 | 0.36 km² | 18.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’713 buildings with 12’360 dwellings here; 711 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’713
- Dwellings
- 12’360
- Single-family houses
- 711
- Building volume
- 12.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Nyon
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