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Sainte-Croix

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5568

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

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The parcel data lists 3’369 parcels in Sainte-Croix, covering 39.5 km². 48.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’303 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’369
1.2% of the canton
Total area
39.5 km²

1.4% of the canton

Median area
1’303 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
48.8%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1951

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Sainte-Croix

Sainte-Croix ranks 13th of 300 municipalities in the canton of Vaud by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Sainte-Croix measures 1’303 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Sainte-Croix is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 48.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (27.9%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (18.5%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (14.9%). In total, Sainte-Croix uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Sainte-Croix has 2’445 buildings with 3’509 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (30.5% of them), and 13.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1951, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’644 (48.8%)Unbuilt: 1’725 (51.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT94020.78 km²29.4%
Zone centrale 15 LAT6220.51 km²81.0%
Aire forestière 18 LAT5019.41 km²4.8%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT3990.46 km²86.7%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT3750.38 km²87.7%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT1500.25 km²2.7%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT1080.25 km²80.6%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT520.29 km²25.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT495.81 km²65.3%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT430.05 km²14.0%
Zone de sport d'hiver 18 LAT410.54 km²14.6%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT390.56 km²0.0%
Other zones (8 labels)500.22 km²34.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’445 buildings with 3’509 dwellings here; 688 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’445
Dwellings
3’509
Single-family houses
688
Building volume
2.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’285
  • Mixed use68
  • Non-residential1’080
  • Other12

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920502
  • 1920-1945200
  • 1946-1960297
  • 1961-1980197
  • 1981-2000180
  • 2001-201061
  • 2011-2020115
  • 2021 and later40
  • Unknown year52

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