Vallorbe
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5764
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’672 parcels in Vallorbe, covering 23.2 km². 56.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’146 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’672
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 23.2 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’146 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 56.9%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1969
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Vallorbe
Vallorbe is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Vallorbe measures 1’146 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’361 m². Vallorbe is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 56.9% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone centrale 15 LAT (22.5%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (21.6%) and Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT (19.3%). In total, Vallorbe uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Vallorbe has 1’686 buildings with 2’355 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 47.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (27.7% of them), and 26.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1969, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 952 (56.9%)Unbuilt: 720 (43.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 377 | 0.38 km² | 91.0% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 361 | 3.72 km² | 20.8% |
| Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT | 322 | 0.37 km² | 82.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 173 | 0.22 km² | 83.8% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 105 | 0.20 km² | 1.0% |
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 97 | 16.24 km² | 15.5% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT | 40 | 0.17 km² | 47.5% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 38 | 0.29 km² | 68.4% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 37 | 0.25 km² | 29.7% |
| Zone ferroviaire 15 LAT | 33 | 0.48 km² | 18.2% |
| Zone de verdure 15 LAT | 25 | 0.16 km² | 60.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 22 | 0.18 km² | 59.1% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 42 | 0.60 km² | 45.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’686 buildings with 2’355 dwellings here; 436 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’686
- Dwellings
- 2’355
- Single-family houses
- 436
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Vallorbe
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