Penthaz
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5496
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 693 parcels in Penthaz, covering 3.8 km². 56% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’241 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 693
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.8 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’241 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 56%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1981
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Penthaz
Penthaz is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Penthaz measures 1’241 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Penthaz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 56% 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 (35.1%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (16.6%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (12.4%). In total, Penthaz uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Penthaz has 671 buildings with 825 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 37% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (32% of them), and 27.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 388 (56%)Unbuilt: 305 (44%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 243 | 0.27 km² | 96.7% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 115 | 2.25 km² | 10.4% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 86 | 0.07 km² | 83.7% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 63 | 0.12 km² | 0.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 42 | 0.23 km² | 2.4% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 25 | 0.03 km² | 76.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 23 | 0.09 km² | 91.3% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 23 | 0.22 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 22 | 0.12 km² | 40.9% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 15 | 0.22 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 11 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 9 | 0.06 km² | 33.3% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 16 | 0.13 km² | 31.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 671 buildings with 825 dwellings here; 324 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 671
- Dwellings
- 825
- Single-family houses
- 324
- Building volume
- 708’010 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Penthaz
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