Penthalaz
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5495
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 748 parcels in Penthalaz, covering 3.9 km². 58.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’366 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 748
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’366 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 58.6%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1972
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Penthalaz
Penthalaz is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Penthalaz measures 1’366 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Penthalaz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 58.6% 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 (34.2%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (14.4%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (12.3%). In total, Penthalaz uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Penthalaz has 783 buildings with 1’528 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.4% of them), and 14.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1972, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 438 (58.6%)Unbuilt: 310 (41.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 256 | 0.32 km² | 91.0% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 108 | 1.74 km² | 11.1% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 92 | 0.08 km² | 80.4% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 63 | 0.18 km² | 87.3% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 58 | 0.10 km² | 0.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 38 | 0.50 km² | 7.9% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 38 | 0.18 km² | 78.9% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 31 | 0.30 km² | 16.1% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 22 | 0.15 km² | 36.4% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 9 | 0.04 km² | 77.8% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 7 | 0.13 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 18 LAT | 6 | 0.04 km² | 33.3% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 20 | 0.12 km² | 45.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 783 buildings with 1’528 dwellings here; 232 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 783
- Dwellings
- 1’528
- Single-family houses
- 232
- Building volume
- 894’304 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Penthalaz
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