Orbe
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5757
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’806 parcels in Orbe, covering 12.2 km². 64.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’182 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’806
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.2 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’182 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 64.8%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1967
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Orbe
Orbe is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Orbe measures 1’182 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Orbe is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.8% 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 (18.7%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (16.9%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16.6%). In total, Orbe uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Orbe has 2’117 buildings with 3’934 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20.9% of them), and 19.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1967, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’170 (64.8%)Unbuilt: 636 (35.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 338 | 0.43 km² | 86.4% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 305 | 7.18 km² | 25.6% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 300 | 0.13 km² | 91.3% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 300 | 0.43 km² | 91.7% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 167 | 0.48 km² | 0.6% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 109 | 0.64 km² | 90.8% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 82 | 0.38 km² | 76.8% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 69 | 0.36 km² | 43.5% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 37 | 0.35 km² | 16.2% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 26 | 0.11 km² | 84.6% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 24 | 0.33 km² | 4.2% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 22 | 0.90 km² | 72.7% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 27 | 0.48 km² | 48.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’117 buildings with 3’934 dwellings here; 663 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’117
- Dwellings
- 3’934
- Single-family houses
- 663
- Building volume
- 4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Orbe
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