Saint-Martin (VS)

Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6087

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 8’154 parcels in Saint-Martin (VS), covering 37 km². 16.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 457 m².

Key figures

Parcels
8’154
1.3% of the canton
Total area
37 km²
1% of the canton
Median area
457 m²
Canton: 518 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
16.2%
Canton: 26%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1980
Switzerland: 1975

About Saint-Martin (VS)

Saint-Martin (VS) ranks 25th of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 1% of its area. The median parcel in Saint-Martin (VS) measures 457 m², about the same as the canton median of 518 m². Saint-Martin (VS) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 16.2% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole 2 (36.1%), Aire forestière (20.2%) and Zone agricole protégée (15.5%). In total, Saint-Martin (VS) uses 29 zone designations.

According to the building register, Saint-Martin (VS) has 1’752 buildings with 1’212 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 50.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (34.1% of them), and 28.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1980).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’323 (16.2%)

Unbuilt: 6’831 (83.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone agricole 22’94714.48 km²6.4%
Aire forestière1’65114.66 km²6.6%
Zone agricole protégée1’2601.46 km²9.2%
Zone du centre des villages8440.13 km²59.8%
Zone d'habitation : faible densité 12830.16 km²43.1%
Zone d'habitation : faible densité 22570.22 km²40.5%
Sous secteur des pâturages boisés2220.26 km²0.0%
Zone d'habitation : faible densité 1 à aménager1610.07 km²18.6%
Incultes, rochers1305.14 km²10.8%
Zone d'extension de village730.03 km²39.7%
Zone de constructions et d'installations publiques A et B410.05 km²24.4%
Zone d'habitation : moyenne densité330.01 km²51.5%
Other zones (17 labels)1540.18 km²31.8%
No zone980.09 km²29.6%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’752 buildings with 1’212 dwellings here; 628 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’752
Dwellings
1’212
Single-family houses
628
Building volume
768’278 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential839
  • Mixed use18
  • Non-residential889
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192099
  • 1920-194549
  • 1946-196063
  • 1961-1980451
  • 1981-2000171
  • 2001-201026
  • 2011-2020342
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year109

Maps and geodata for Saint-Martin (VS)

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