Lens: building age and utilization
Canton of Valais · 8'121 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 8'121
- Municipal zones
- 45
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 6%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 4%
- Median building height
- 9.2 m
- Median floors
- 0.6
Overview
Lens: the parcel data lists 8'121 parcels in 45 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 6%, the average 27%. For comparison: canton of Valais, median 7%.
4% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 111%, against 32% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.2 m and the median number of floors is 0.6.
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 | 61 | 0.8% |
| 2016-2020 | 84 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 94 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 98 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 460 | 6% |
| 1966-1985 | 341 | 4% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 6'983 | 86% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 61 | 120% |
| Built 2016 or later | 145 | 113% |
| Built 2011 or later | 239 | 115% |
| Built 2006 or later | 337 | 111% |
| Built 1986 or later | 797 | 109% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'138 | 113% |
| All parcels | 8'121 | 32% |
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% | 6'296 | 78% |
| 10-50% | 290 | 4% |
| 50-100% | 583 | 7% |
| 100-150% | 415 | 5% |
| 150-200% | 203 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 265 | 3% |
Median: 6% · Average: 27% · Based on 8'052 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 112 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 979 | 57% |
| 10-16 m | 527 | 31% |
| 16-30 m | 98 | 6% |
| 30 m or more | 5 | 0.3% |
Median: 9.2 m · Average: 9.8 m · Based on 1'721 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6'320 | 83% |
| 2 | 644 | 8% |
| 3 | 434 | 6% |
| 4 | 93 | 1% |
| 5-6 | 71 | 0.9% |
| 7 or more | 22 | 0.3% |
Median: 0.6 · Average: 0.5 · Based on 7'584 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuk | 9'139 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Chamoson | 9'124 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Nendaz | 9'046 | 18% | 0.9 |
| Martigny-Combe | 8'961 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Martigny | 8'374 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Gampel-Bratsch | 8'202 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Mont-Noble | 8'065 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Orsières | 7'750 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Visperterminen | 7'720 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Leytron | 7'522 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Hérémence | 7'309 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Chalais | 7'022 | 7% | 0.7 |
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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.