The canton of Vaud has a large stock of:

• building land,
• premises suitable for accommodating your administrative, commercial and industrial activities, and
• villas and apartments for housing employees and their families. 

All on beneficial terms.

The private property market is extremely dynamic, which increases the availability of desirable accommodation. All the services you might need have been pooled at a single site (www.swissreseau.ch) in order to increase the scope on offer.

The canton has several business centres in its main towns and a World Trade Centre in Lausanne. There are also a number of technology parks and business incubators.

Non-Swiss companies and individuals are allowed to buy land and buildings not only for industrial, commercial or service use but also for private accommodation.

The canton of Vaud promotes the development of new activities under its priority development site programme, which covers 19 zones (around 350 hectares). The goal is to give start-ups access to high quality land in good strategic locations, at favourable terms and in full compliance with environmental standards.

The authorities in the canton of Vaud can assist companies and private individuals in all the steps involved in buying land, business premises or housing, particularly with regard to the administrative and legal aspects. These are largely similar to those applicable in the European Union, protecting the interests of the commercial or industrial activity at the same time as those of the environment, which is an issue taken very seriously in the canton of Vaud.