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Vaulion

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5765

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

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The parcel data lists 727 parcels in Vaulion, covering 13.1 km². 30.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’821 m².

Key figures

Parcels
727
0.3% of the canton
Total area
13.1 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
1’821 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
30.5%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1919

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Vaulion

Vaulion is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Vaulion measures 1’821 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Vaulion is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 30.5% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (51%), Zone centrale 15 LAT (20.6%) and Aire forestière 18 LAT (10.7%). In total, Vaulion uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Vaulion has 347 buildings with 301 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 47.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (55.4% of them), and 9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1919, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 222 (30.5%)Unbuilt: 505 (69.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT3719.31 km²21.3%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1500.10 km²76.0%
Aire forestière 18 LAT783.43 km²7.7%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage 17 LAT580.12 km²12.1%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT280.05 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT110.02 km²45.5%
Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT80.02 km²50.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT80.01 km²62.5%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT50.01 km²40.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT5< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT30.01 km²0.0%
Zone de sport d'hiver 18 LAT2< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 347 buildings with 301 dwellings here; 92 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
347
Dwellings
301
Single-family houses
92
Building volume
428’355 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential161
  • Mixed use20
  • Non-residential165
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920123
  • 1920-194510
  • 1946-19609
  • 1961-198025
  • 1981-200023
  • 2001-20109
  • 2011-20204
  • 2021 and later7
  • Unknown year12

Maps and geodata for Vaulion

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