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Ormont-Dessous

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5410

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

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The parcel data lists 3’821 parcels in Ormont-Dessous, covering 64.1 km². 39% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’954 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’821
1.3% of the canton
Total area
64.1 km²

2.3% of the canton

Median area
1’954 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
39%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1906

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Ormont-Dessous

Ormont-Dessous ranks 9th of 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 2.3% of its area. The median parcel in Ormont-Dessous measures 1’954 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Ormont-Dessous is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 39% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (46.9%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (21.7%) and Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT (7.1%). In total, Ormont-Dessous uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ormont-Dessous has 1’990 buildings with 1’677 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (84.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (50.4% of them), and 8.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1906, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’489 (39%)Unbuilt: 2’332 (61%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT1’79128.52 km²42.4%
Aire forestière 18 LAT82819.18 km²5.3%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT2730.45 km²78.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT25810.47 km²39.1%
Zone centrale 15 LAT2140.12 km²80.8%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT930.27 km²3.2%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT870.26 km²67.8%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT580.11 km²79.3%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT551.45 km²0.0%
Zone de sport d'hiver 18 LAT432.75 km²51.2%
Zone pour petites entités urbanisées 18 LAT370.04 km²81.1%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT170.05 km²64.7%
Other zones (9 labels)670.44 km²41.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’990 buildings with 1’677 dwellings here; 1’021 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’990
Dwellings
1’677
Single-family houses
1’021
Building volume
1.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’207
  • Mixed use20
  • Non-residential750
  • Other13

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920751
  • 1920-194577
  • 1946-1960110
  • 1961-1980199
  • 1981-2000146
  • 2001-201036
  • 2011-202069
  • 2021 and later20
  • Unknown year81

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