Rances
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5760
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 516 parcels in Rances, covering 9.9 km². 36.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’275 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 516
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.9 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’275 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 36.2%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1945
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Rances
Rances is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Rances measures 2’275 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Rances is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.2% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (48.1%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (25.4%) and Zone viticole 16 LAT (8.7%). In total, Rances uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rances has 282 buildings with 243 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (38.5% of them), and 15.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1945, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 187 (36.2%)Unbuilt: 329 (63.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 248 | 4.59 km² | 16.5% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 131 | 0.13 km² | 84.7% |
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 45 | 0.22 km² | 8.9% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 36 | 0.06 km² | 0.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 25 | 4.79 km² | 28.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 13 | 0.02 km² | 84.6% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 10 | 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 2 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 2 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 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 282 buildings with 243 dwellings here; 84 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 282
- Dwellings
- 243
- Single-family houses
- 84
- Building volume
- 377’543 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rances
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