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Rivaz

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5609

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

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The parcel data lists 271 parcels in Rivaz, covering 309’237 m². 43.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 554 m².

Key figures

Parcels
271
0.1% of the canton
Total area
309’237 m²

< 0.1% of the canton

Median area
554 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
43.2%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1870

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Rivaz

Rivaz is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on less than 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Rivaz measures 554 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Rivaz is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 43.2% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone viticole protégée 16 LAT (48%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (38.7%) and Zone de desserte 15 LAT (7%). In total, Rivaz uses 8 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rivaz has 166 buildings with 205 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 43.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 39.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (59% of them), and 6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1870, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 117 (43.2%)Unbuilt: 154 (56.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 8 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone viticole protégée 16 LAT1300.22 km²21.5%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1050.05 km²78.1%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT190.02 km²5.3%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT120.01 km²50.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone viticole 16 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 166 buildings with 205 dwellings here; 41 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
166
Dwellings
205
Single-family houses
41
Building volume
130’071 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential94
  • Mixed use6
  • Non-residential65
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192069
  • 1920-194512
  • 1946-19609
  • 1961-19809
  • 1981-20005
  • 2001-20104
  • 2011-20202
  • 2021 and later1
  • Unknown year6

Maps and geodata for Rivaz

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