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Villars-sous-Yens

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5652

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

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The parcel data lists 547 parcels in Villars-sous-Yens, covering 3 km². 28% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’422 m².

Key figures

Parcels
547
0.2% of the canton
Total area
3 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’422 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
28%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1974

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Villars-sous-Yens

Villars-sous-Yens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Villars-sous-Yens measures 1’422 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’361 m². Villars-sous-Yens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 28% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Aire forestière 18 LAT (31.3%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (31.3%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (15.7%). In total, Villars-sous-Yens uses 13 zone designations.

According to the building register, Villars-sous-Yens has 244 buildings with 270 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (30.7% of them), and 12.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 153 (28%)Unbuilt: 394 (72%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Aire forestière 18 LAT1710.40 km²0.0%
Zone agricole 16 LAT1712.31 km²17.5%
Zone centrale 15 LAT860.07 km²89.5%
Zone viticole 16 LAT340.13 km²2.9%
Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT240.01 km²91.7%
Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT220.02 km²86.4%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT190.02 km²0.0%
Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT8< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT60.02 km²50.0%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT30.01 km²0.0%
Zone de tourisme et de loisirs 18 LAT10.04 km²0.0%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT1< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone à options 15 LAT1< 0.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 244 buildings with 270 dwellings here; 97 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
244
Dwellings
270
Single-family houses
97
Building volume
247’354 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential147
  • Mixed use1
  • Non-residential94
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192047
  • 1920-19457
  • 1946-196011
  • 1961-198022
  • 1981-200045
  • 2001-20107
  • 2011-202011
  • 2021 and later1
  • Unknown year2

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