Termen: building age and utilization
Canton of Valais · 2'847 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 2'847
- Municipal zones
- 23
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 7%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 6%
- Median building height
- 8.1 m
- Median floors
- 0.6
Overview
Termen: the parcel data lists 2'847 parcels in 23 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 7%, the average 225%. For comparison: canton of Valais, median 7%.
6% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 132%, against 386% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.1 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 | 40 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 56 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 41 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 31 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 135 | 5% |
| 1966-1985 | 164 | 6% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'380 | 84% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 40 | 98% |
| Built 2016 or later | 96 | 109% |
| Built 2011 or later | 137 | 120% |
| Built 2006 or later | 168 | 132% |
| Built 1986 or later | 303 | 239% |
| Built 1966 or later | 467 | 1'389% |
| All parcels | 2'847 | 386% |
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% | 2'021 | 72% |
| 10-50% | 71 | 3% |
| 50-100% | 241 | 9% |
| 100-150% | 199 | 7% |
| 150-200% | 105 | 4% |
| 200% or more | 183 | 6% |
Median: 7% · Average: 225% · Based on 2'820 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 75 | 10% |
| 6-10 m | 586 | 74% |
| 10-16 m | 126 | 16% |
| 16-30 m | 0 | 0% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.1 m · Average: 8.2 m · Based on 787 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'052 | 84% |
| 2 | 260 | 11% |
| 3 | 125 | 5% |
| 4 | 18 | 0.7% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.6 · Average: 0.4 · Based on 2'455 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippel | 3'060 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Saint-Léonard | 2'995 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Grengiols | 2'986 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Niedergesteln | 2'953 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Grächen | 2'938 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Saas-Fee | 2'915 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Täsch | 2'797 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Riederalp | 2'785 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Liddes | 2'747 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Staldenried | 2'699 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Saint-Maurice | 2'652 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Val-d'Illiez | 2'530 | 22% | 1 |
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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.