The canton of Vaud has a wide range of land available for construction as well as existing premises suitable administrative, commercial or industrial activities at very attractive conditions.

DEV has the necessary tools to allow them to identify development sites, available premises, industrial sites and specific infrastructure throughout the canton. They call on a network of private partners and public and semi-public organizations, including:

Private service providers

Property services in Switzerland are mostly in the hands of the private sector. Numerous agencies are on hand to help you in this field.

Real estate agents are your first point of contact for all issues relating to purchasing or renting premises:

• CVI (Vaud chamber of estate agents)

For building or renovation projects, there are numerous construction companies.  The following are some helpful links:

• Federation of Vaud entrepreneurs
• Lignum Vaud, wood promotion association

Regional associations

To help smooth the process, regional associations also are on hand to help companies wanting to establish themselves in the canton to find suitable premises and/or land. They have all the information regarding the procedures involved in setting up a company in the region and the various ways of finding premises that simultaneously serve the interests of the commercial or industrial activity and protect the environment.

The canton's flagship infrastructure includes:

Priority development sites

The canton of Vaud encourages the expansion of new activities within the framework of its priority development site program. This program consists of 19 zones distributed throughout the canton. Its aim is to provide new companies with high quality land in strategic locations, at favorable conditions and in full compliance with environmental standards. The priority development sites also offer ready-built premises and partially managed offices for rent. The Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) homepage provides useful information about the premises available in the priority development sites in conjunction with the regional associations.

 

Développement économique - Canton de Vaud (DEV)
Avenue de Gratta-Paille 2
Case postale 19
1000 Lausanne 22
Suisse

Tél : +41 21 644 00 60
Fax : +41 21 644 00 79
E-mail : dev@dev.ch