Provence
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5566
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 850 parcels in Provence, covering 31.9 km². 30.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’084 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 850
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 31.9 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 4’084 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 30.6%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1900
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Provence
Provence is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Provence measures 4’084 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Provence is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 30.6% 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 (25.8%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16%). In total, Provence uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Provence has 377 buildings with 286 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (56.2% of them), and 11.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1900, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 260 (30.6%)Unbuilt: 590 (69.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 399 | 21.90 km² | 33.1% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 219 | 6.95 km² | 5.5% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 136 | 0.09 km² | 70.6% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 36 | 0.05 km² | 2.8% |
| Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT | 19 | 0.40 km² | 26.3% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 13 | 0.03 km² | 15.4% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 12 | 0.01 km² | 16.7% |
| Zone militaire 18 LAT | 9 | 2.43 km² | 44.4% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 4 | 0.02 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone para-agricole 18 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 377 buildings with 286 dwellings here; 112 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 377
- Dwellings
- 286
- Single-family houses
- 112
- Building volume
- 409’500 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Provence
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