Hérémence
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6084
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Hérémence centerThe parcel data lists 8’865 parcels in Hérémence, covering 107.4 km². 22.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 701 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 8’865
- 1.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 107.4 km²
- 2.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 701 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 22.4%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1965
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Hérémence
Hérémence ranks 20th of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 1.4% of the canton's parcels on 2.9% of its area. The median parcel in Hérémence measures 701 m², larger than the canton median of 518 m². Hérémence is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 22.4% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole (41.7%), Aire forestière (24.4%) and Zone village ancien (6.3%). In total, Hérémence uses 38 zone designations.
According to the building register, Hérémence has 2’382 buildings with 2’045 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20.3% of them), and 12.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1980).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’986 (22.4%)
Unbuilt: 6’879 (77.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole | 3’701 | 21.20 km² | 13.7% |
| Aire forestière | 2’160 | 12.47 km² | 4.5% |
| Zone village ancien | 560 | 0.07 km² | 70.9% |
| Zone agricole protégée | 460 | 0.83 km² | 4.3% |
| Zone des villages | 401 | 0.09 km² | 48.1% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité C | 370 | 0.51 km² | 66.8% |
| Zone résidentielle | 296 | 0.16 km² | 40.5% |
| Zone d'extension des villages | 168 | 0.09 km² | 45.2% |
| Zone d'habitation de faible densité B | 159 | 0.17 km² | 78.0% |
| Zone d'affectation différée | 80 | 0.04 km² | 2.5% |
| Zone mixte artisanale et commerciale | 58 | 0.03 km² | 19.0% |
| Zone de constructions et d'installations publiques B | 56 | 0.09 km² | 21.4% |
| Other zones (26 labels) | 302 | 71.56 km² | 40.4% |
| No zone | 94 | 0.10 km² | 59.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’382 buildings with 2’045 dwellings here; 1’093 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’382
- Dwellings
- 2’045
- Single-family houses
- 1’093
- Building volume
- 1.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Hérémence
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Hérémence. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.