Saxon
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6141
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Saxon centerThe parcel data lists 5’859 parcels in Saxon, covering 23.2 km². 38.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 945 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 5’859
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 23.2 km²
- 0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 945 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 38.9%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 2008
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Saxon
Saxon ranks 36th of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Saxon measures 945 m², larger than the canton median of 518 m². Saxon is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 38.9% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole de coteau (33.5%), Zone agricole de plaine (18.1%) and Zone chalets (9.1%). In total, Saxon uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Saxon has 3’347 buildings with 4’129 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 44.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 2011 to 2020 (37% of them), and 52% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 2008, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1980).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’278 (38.9%)
Unbuilt: 3’581 (61.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole de coteau | 1’964 | 3.42 km² | 8.6% |
| Zone agricole de plaine | 1’061 | 3.08 km² | 14.2% |
| Zone chalets | 534 | 0.68 km² | 64.2% |
| Zone moyenne densité | 486 | 0.52 km² | 85.8% |
| Zone coteau | 343 | 0.28 km² | 76.4% |
| Zone village | 307 | 0.09 km² | 62.5% |
| Zone forte densité | 271 | 0.31 km² | 87.8% |
| Aire forestière | 166 | 13.37 km² | 19.3% |
| Zone faible densité | 143 | 0.12 km² | 88.1% |
| Zone centre | 95 | 0.08 km² | 74.7% |
| Zone mixte artisanale et d'habitations "Quiess-Avouillat" | 87 | 0.14 km² | 81.6% |
| Zone d'affectation différée | 77 | 0.17 km² | 20.8% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 201 | 0.57 km² | 49.8% |
| No zone | 124 | 0.38 km² | 73.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’347 buildings with 4’129 dwellings here; 1’331 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’347
- Dwellings
- 4’129
- Single-family houses
- 1’331
- Building volume
- 3.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Saxon
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Saxon. 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.