Housing · 2026

Dwellings in buildings built before 1946: ranking of municipalities

Dwellings in buildings built before 1946: Vaulion comes top with 81.5% and Geroldswil comes last with 2.4%. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 23.3%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Vaulion81.5%2Les Verrières74.8%3Hundwil73.9%

#	Municipality	Canton	Dwellings in buildings built before 1946
1	Vaulion	Vaud	81.5%
2	Les Verrières	Neuchâtel	74.8%
3	Hundwil	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	73.9%
4	Lavizzara	Ticino	73.4%
5	Ochlenberg	Bern	71.8%
6	Verzasca	Ticino	70.7%
7	Arnex-sur-Orbe	Vaud	70.4%
8	Rances	Vaud	70.2%
9	Serravalle	Ticino	70.1%
10	La Brévine	Neuchâtel	69.9%
11	Baulmes	Vaud	66.9%
12	Cuarnens	Vaud	66.9%
13	Rossinière	Vaud	66.8%
14	Montricher	Vaud	66.6%
15	Landiswil	Bern	66.6%
16	Villarzel	Vaud	66.1%
17	Les Ponts-de-Martel	Neuchâtel	66.0%
18	Romainmôtier-Envy	Vaud	66.0%
19	Heimiswil	Bern	65.7%
20	La Sagne	Neuchâtel	65.6%
21	Acquarossa	Ticino	65.1%
22	Trub	Bern	64.2%
23	Arni (BE)	Bern	63.8%
24	Bonvillars	Vaud	63.6%
25	Niedermuhlern	Bern	63.6%
26	Trachselwald	Bern	63.1%
27	Gondiswil	Bern	62.4%
28	Valsot	Grisons	62.3%
29	Safiental	Grisons	61.9%
30	Oberwil im Simmental	Bern	61.5%
31	Val-de-Travers	Neuchâtel	61.5%
32	Sonvilier	Bern	60.7%
33	Walterswil (BE)	Bern	60.7%
33	Centovalli	Ticino	60.7%
35	Champvent	Vaud	60.6%
36	Sainte-Croix	Vaud	59.9%
37	Dürrenroth	Bern	59.9%
38	Wald (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	59.7%
39	Ormont-Dessous	Vaud	59.6%
40	Onsernone	Ticino	59.5%
41	Schönholzerswilen	Thurgau	58.8%
42	Ballaigues	Vaud	58.7%
43	Ballens	Vaud	58.6%
44	Donneloye	Vaud	58.5%
45	Rehetobel	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	58.4%
46	Muriaux	Jura	58.3%
47	Valeyres-sous-Rances	Vaud	58.3%
48	Yvorne	Vaud	57.9%
49	Ursenbach	Bern	57.8%
50	Le Lieu	Vaud	57.6%
51	L'Isle	Vaud	57.6%
52	Schönengrund	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	57.5%
53	Renan (BE)	Bern	57.1%
54	Trogen	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	57.0%
55	Cormoret	Bern	56.7%
56	Därstetten	Bern	56.6%
57	Oberbalm	Bern	56.5%
58	Haute-Ajoie	Jura	56.5%
59	Eriswil	Bern	56.3%
60	Ligerz	Bern	56.2%
61	Vullierens	Vaud	56.0%
62	Montanaire	Vaud	56.0%
63	Oltingen	Basel-Landschaft	55.7%
64	Mont-la-Ville	Vaud	55.6%
65	Wyssachen	Bern	55.5%
66	Saint-Livres	Vaud	55.2%
67	Kandergrund	Bern	55.2%
68	Reute (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	55.1%
69	Boltigen	Bern	54.8%
70	Walzenhausen	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	54.7%
71	Cortébert	Bern	54.7%
71	Schlatt-Haslen	Appenzell Innerrhoden	54.7%
73	La Ferrière	Bern	54.4%
74	Innertkirchen	Bern	54.3%
75	Poschiavo	Grisons	54.3%
76	Trun	Grisons	54.2%
77	Röthenbach im Emmental	Bern	54.2%
78	Concise	Vaud	54.1%
79	Schangnau	Bern	54.1%
80	Villeret	Bern	54.0%
81	Glarus Süd	Glarus	53.6%
82	Urnäsch	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	53.6%
83	Guggisberg	Bern	53.6%
84	Essertines-sur-Rolle	Vaud	53.5%
85	Wynigen	Bern	53.4%
86	Basse-Allaine	Jura	53.3%
87	Zeglingen	Basel-Landschaft	53.3%
88	Bowil	Bern	53.2%
89	Jorat-Menthue	Vaud	53.1%
90	St. Stephan	Bern	52.9%
91	Wengi	Bern	52.8%
92	Eptingen	Basel-Landschaft	52.7%
93	Stein (AR)	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	52.6%
94	Vallorbe	Vaud	52.6%
95	Maschwanden	Zürich	52.6%
96	Eggiwil	Bern	52.1%
97	Suchy	Vaud	52.1%
98	Basse-Vendline	Jura	52.0%
99	Schwellbrunn	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	51.7%
99	Pailly	Vaud	51.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Dwellings in buildings built before 1946
1792	Port	Bern	3.7%
1793	Ipsach	Bern	3.6%
1794	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	3.5%
1795	Schwerzenbach	Zürich	3.5%
1796	Buchrain	Lucerne	3.5%
1797	Oetwil an der Limmat	Zürich	3.4%
1798	Regensdorf	Zürich	3.4%
1799	Wettswil am Albis	Zürich	3.1%
1800	Laax	Grisons	3.0%
1801	Paradiso	Ticino	2.9%
1802	Kloten	Zürich	2.7%
1802	Steinhausen	Zug	2.7%
1804	Opfikon	Zürich	2.7%
1805	Spreitenbach	Aargau	2.6%
1806	Geroldswil	Zürich	2.4%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Appenzell Ausserrhoden42.4%
Glarus37.8%
Neuchâtel37.4%
Appenzell Innerrhoden36.3%
Basel-Stadt34.4%
Jura31.6%
Schaffhausen29.6%
Bern29.0%
Vaud25.9%
Grisons24.5%
Thurgau23.6%
St. Gallen23.5%
Solothurn22.0%
Uri21.7%
Zürich20.9%
Geneva20.4%
Ticino20.3%
Fribourg19.9%
Obwalden19.9%
Lucerne16.6%
Aargau16.6%
Basel-Landschaft16.1%
Valais15.6%
Nidwalden14.7%
Schwyz14.2%
Zug10.6%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Dwellings in buildings built before 1946”?

Vaulion ranks first for “Dwellings in buildings built before 1946”, with 81.5%.

What is the median for “Dwellings in buildings built before 1946”?

The median across the 1,806 ranked municipalities is 23.3%.