Syens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5688
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 274 parcels in Syens, covering 2.5 km². 20.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’059 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 274
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.5 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’059 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 20.4%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1904
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Syens
Syens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Syens measures 2’059 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Syens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 20.4% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Aire forestière 18 LAT (44.2%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (28.1%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (16.8%). In total, Syens uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Syens has 114 buildings with 77 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 61.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (55.4% of them), and 10.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1904, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 56 (20.4%)Unbuilt: 218 (79.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 121 | 0.82 km² | 2.5% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 77 | 1.31 km² | 19.5% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 46 | 0.06 km² | 73.9% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 18 | 0.10 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 4 | 0.03 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone militaire 18 LAT | 4 | 0.20 km² | 25.0% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 114 buildings with 77 dwellings here; 28 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 114
- Dwellings
- 77
- Single-family houses
- 28
- Building volume
- 112’674 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Syens
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