Yens
Municipality in the canton of Vaud · FSO no. 5655
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’318 parcels in Yens, covering 9.5 km². 32.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’718 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’318
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.5 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’718 m²
Canton: 1’361 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 32.8%
Canton: 49.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1981
Canton: 1972
Switzerland: 1976
About Yens
Yens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Yens measures 1’718 m², larger than the canton median of 1’361 m². Yens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 32.8% of its parcels have a building, against 49.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Aire forestière 18 LAT (32.5%), Zone agricole 16 LAT (20.3%) and Zone centrale 15 LAT (14.3%). In total, Yens uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Yens has 695 buildings with 683 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (19.9% of them), and 28% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1972).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 432 (32.8%)Unbuilt: 886 (67.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aire forestière 18 LAT | 428 | 3.28 km² | 4.4% |
| Zone agricole 16 LAT | 268 | 4.71 km² | 16.8% |
| Zone centrale 15 LAT | 189 | 0.15 km² | 83.1% |
| Zone d'habitation de très faible densité 15 LAT | 167 | 0.33 km² | 86.8% |
| Zone viticole 16 LAT | 132 | 0.54 km² | 23.5% |
| Zone de desserte 15 LAT | 63 | 0.09 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité 15 LAT | 19 | 0.02 km² | 84.2% |
| Zone agricole spécialisée 16 LAT | 12 | 0.28 km² | 16.7% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics 15 LAT | 11 | 0.04 km² | 63.6% |
| Zone d'activités économiques 15 LAT | 11 | 0.04 km² | 72.7% |
| Zone des eaux 17 LAT | 8 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone intermédiaire 18 LAT | 6 | 0.02 km² | 33.3% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 4 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 695 buildings with 683 dwellings here; 273 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 695
- Dwellings
- 683
- Single-family houses
- 273
- Building volume
- 757’516 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Yens
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