Chippis: building age and utilization
Canton of Valais · 765 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 765
- Municipal zones
- 18
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 20%
- Median building height
- 8.8 m
- Median floors
- 0.8
Overview
Chippis: the parcel data lists 765 parcels in 18 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 158%. For comparison: canton of Valais, median 7%.
20% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 471%, against 289% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.8 m and the median number of floors is 0.8.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 7 | 0.9% |
| 2016-2020 | 13 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 112 | 15% |
| 2006-2010 | 19 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 46 | 6% |
| 1966-1985 | 42 | 5% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 526 | 69% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 7 | 120% |
| Built 2016 or later | 20 | 2'533% |
| Built 2011 or later | 132 | 514% |
| Built 2006 or later | 151 | 471% |
| Built 1986 or later | 197 | 463% |
| Built 1966 or later | 239 | 454% |
| All parcels | 765 | 289% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 394 | 53% |
| 10-50% | 22 | 3% |
| 50-100% | 94 | 13% |
| 100-150% | 106 | 14% |
| 150-200% | 44 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 86 | 12% |
Median: 9% · Average: 158% · Based on 746 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 39 | 12% |
| 6-10 m | 158 | 49% |
| 10-16 m | 118 | 36% |
| 16-30 m | 10 | 3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.8 m · Average: 9.3 m · Based on 325 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 398 | 67% |
| 2 | 102 | 17% |
| 3 | 71 | 12% |
| 4 | 20 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.8 · Average: 0.9 · Based on 596 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lax | 1'014 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Dorénaz | 986 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Zeneggen | 972 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Collonges | 954 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Trient | 898 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Saas-Balen | 813 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Ergisch | 776 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Saas-Almagell | 776 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Agarn | 683 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Oberems | 579 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Zwischbergen | 428 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Bister | 328 | 7% | 0.6 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.