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Villarzel

Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5830

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

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The parcel data lists 703 parcels in Villarzel, covering 7.9 km². 27.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’703 m².

Key figures

Parcels
703
0.2% of the canton
Total area
7.9 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
2’703 m²

Canton: 1’361 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
27.7%

Canton: 49.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1945

Canton: 1972

Switzerland: 1976

About Villarzel

Villarzel is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Villarzel measures 2’703 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Villarzel is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 27.7% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 16 LAT (44.2%), Aire forestière 18 LAT (23.5%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (17.6%). In total, Villarzel uses 10 zone designations.

According to the building register, Villarzel has 303 buildings with 251 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (37.4% of them), and 19.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1945, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1972).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 195 (27.7%)Unbuilt: 508 (72.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 10 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole 16 LAT3115.80 km²22.2%
Aire forestière 18 LAT1651.61 km²1.2%
Zone centrale 15 LAT1240.14 km²85.5%
Zone de desserte 15 LAT490.08 km²0.0%
Zone agricole protégée 16 LAT190.20 km²15.8%
Zone de verdure 15 LAT140.02 km²35.7%
Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT70.01 km²42.9%
Zone de site construit protégé 17 LAT70.02 km²85.7%
Zone des eaux 17 LAT5< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation de moyenne densité 15 LAT20.01 km²50.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 303 buildings with 251 dwellings here; 114 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
303
Dwellings
251
Single-family houses
114
Building volume
412’354 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential164
  • Mixed use6
  • Non-residential131
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192073
  • 1920-194520
  • 1946-196016
  • 1961-198020
  • 1981-200017
  • 2001-20109
  • 2011-202020
  • 2021 and later9
  • Unknown year11

Maps and geodata for Villarzel

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