Embd: building age and utilization
Canton of Valais · 1'779 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'779
- Municipal zones
- 12
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 6%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 0.5%
- Median building height
- 8.4 m
- Median floors
- 0.5
Overview
Embd: the parcel data lists 1'779 parcels in 12 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 6%, the average 69%. For comparison: canton of Valais, median 7%.
0.5% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 118%, against 78% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.4 m and the median number of floors is 0.5.
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 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2016-2020 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 2011-2015 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 2006-2010 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 1986-2005 | 53 | 3% |
| 1966-1985 | 66 | 4% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'651 | 93% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 1 | 563% |
| Built 2016 or later | 3 | 284% |
| Built 2011 or later | 6 | 158% |
| Built 2006 or later | 9 | 118% |
| Built 1986 or later | 62 | 201% |
| Built 1966 or later | 128 | 190% |
| All parcels | 1'779 | 78% |
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% | 1'393 | 79% |
| 10-50% | 48 | 3% |
| 50-100% | 33 | 2% |
| 100-150% | 44 | 2% |
| 150-200% | 41 | 2% |
| 200% or more | 204 | 12% |
Median: 6% · Average: 69% · Based on 1'763 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 23 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 227 | 66% |
| 10-16 m | 92 | 27% |
| 16-30 m | 3 | 0.9% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.4 m · Average: 9 m · Based on 345 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'373 | 93% |
| 2 | 64 | 4% |
| 3 | 34 | 2% |
| 4 | 11 | 0.7% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.5 · Average: 0.2 · Based on 1'482 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouvry | 2'120 | 40% | 1 |
| Fiesch | 2'112 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Randa | 2'006 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Saint-Gingolph | 1'987 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Bettmeralp | 1'952 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Fieschertal | 1'809 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Sembrancher | 1'761 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Simplon | 1'731 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Champéry | 1'721 | 46% | 2.1 |
| Veysonnaz | 1'590 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Baltschieder | 1'582 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Binn | 1'488 | 6% | 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.