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Payerne

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5822

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

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The parcel data lists 3’114 parcels in Payerne, covering 23.8 km². 56.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’183 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’114
1.1% of the canton
Total area
23.8 km²

0.9% of the canton

Median area
1’183 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
56.5%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Payerne

Payerne ranks 16th of 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Payerne measures 1’183 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Payerne is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 56.5% 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 (19.3%) and Zone de desserte 15 LAT (11.3%). In total, Payerne uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Payerne has 2’941 buildings with 5’337 dwellings, 1.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (18% of them), and 24.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’760 (56.5%)Unbuilt: 1’354 (43.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT8070.82 km²92.9%
Zone agricole 16 LAT60113.90 km²16.3%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT3521.07 km²0.3%
Zone d'habitation de forte densité 15 LAT2380.15 km²92.9%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT2290.40 km²86.0%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1970.15 km²87.8%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1713.52 km²6.4%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT1711.34 km²69.6%
Zone pour petites entités urbanisées 18 LAT1160.14 km²83.6%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT890.49 km²12.4%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT330.05 km²87.9%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT260.40 km²69.2%
Other zones (9 labels)841.33 km²41.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’941 buildings with 5’337 dwellings here; 906 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’941
Dwellings
5’337
Single-family houses
906
Building volume
5.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’527
  • Mixed use96
  • Non-residential1’309
  • Other9

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920294
  • 1920-1945161
  • 1946-1960177
  • 1961-1980296
  • 1981-2000316
  • 2001-2010147
  • 2011-2020219
  • 2021 and later63
  • Unknown year87

Maps and geodata for Payerne

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