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Seychelles land use zones

Every zone in the national land use plan, with how many parcels and how much land sits in each, from our own dataset of 46,003 zoned parcels. The zone decides what you can build, which is why it drives value more than size.

Residential

High Density ResidentialZone R8 · 25.5% of land
11,708 · 1,060 ha
Medium density ResidentialZone R5 · 23.5% of land
10,826 · 1,815 ha
Medium Residential & TourismZone R7 · 11.0% of land
5,051 · 884 ha
Housing EstateZone R9 · 4.9% of land
2,244 · 264 ha
Low density ResidentialZone R2 · 4.2% of land
1,916 · 1,126 ha
Low residential & TourismZone R4 · 4.0% of land
1,856 · 1,257 ha
1,134 · 353 ha
1,073 · 323 ha
Very Low density residential & TourismZone R0 · 0.1% of land
66 · 27 ha
Temporary workers accomodationZone R10 · 0.1% of land
60 · 18 ha
Very low density ResidentialZone R1 · 0.1% of land
50 · 104 ha

Tourism

795 · 642 ha
Tourism sitesZone T2 · 0.0% of land
23 · 8 ha

Commercial

Commercial & ResidencesZone C3 · 2.0% of land
910 · 156 ha
CommercialZone C1 · 1.1% of land
488 · 55 ha
Commercial & OfficesZone C2 · 0.9% of land
420 · 53 ha
Warehouse and StoresZone C5 · 0.2% of land
106 · 30 ha
Mixed Use (Urban)Zone C7 · 0.2% of land
89 · 21 ha
MarketZone C4 · 0.1% of land
27 · 2 ha
OfficesZone C6 · 0.0% of land
21 · 5 ha

Industrial

Medium-sized IndustryZone I2 · 0.9% of land
392 · 59 ha
Small IndustryZone I1 · 0.5% of land
226 · 63 ha
Heavy IndustryZone I3 · 0.1% of land
63 · 100 ha

Agricultural

Livestock ProductionZone A2 · 0.1% of land
39 · 61 ha

Forest

Forest ReserveZone F1 · 1.9% of land
857 · 5,335 ha
Forest PlantationZone F2 · 0.0% of land
10 · 16 ha

Protected and open space

Buffer ZonesZone P7 · 2.5% of land
1,153 · 605 ha
Wetland, Marshes, MangroveZone P3 · 1.9% of land
867 · 853 ha
Green Space/Beach park/GardensZone P6 · 1.5% of land
697 · 161 ha
Protected Beach front/coastlineZone P4 · 0.7% of land
304 · 327 ha
National ParkZone P1 · 0.2% of land
107 · 2,020 ha
Marine or Terrestrial ReserveZone P2 · 0.0% of land
12 · 41 ha

Community facilities

159 · 79 ha
Educational FacilitiesZone S3 · 0.3% of land
137 · 72 ha
Sport FacilitiesZone S5 · 0.3% of land
134 · 81 ha
Old age homes/Day care CentersZone S2 · 0.2% of land
83 · 24 ha
Medical FacilitiesZone S1 · 0.1% of land
44 · 16 ha
Cultural FacilitiesZone S6 · 0.1% of land
40 · 10 ha

Transport and infrastructure

144 · 179 ha
RoadsZone B1 · 0.2% of land
91 · 9 ha
Telecommunication (Masts, Ground stations etc.)Zone B5 · 0.1% of land
46 · 34 ha
Airport/AirfieldZone B4 · 0.1% of land
46 · 161 ha

Public and government

Public BuildingsZone O1 · 0.3% of land
138 · 30 ha
Police/Court House/Security Services/SPDFZone O2 · 0.1% of land
27 · 9 ha
MNA OfficesZone O5 · 0.0% of land
7 · 2 ha
Fire BrigadeZone O3 · 0.0% of land
5 · 1 ha

Utilities

LandfillZone U4 · 0.1% of land
66 · 30 ha
Water Reservoir/Water PlantZone U1 · 0.1% of land
47 · 30 ha
Powerplant/Sub-StationZone U2 · 0.1% of land
36 · 35 ha
Sewage PlantZone U3 · 0.1% of land
25 · 8 ha

Diplomatic

Diplomatic RepresentationZone E1 · 0.1% of land
36 · 21 ha

Reserved

Unallocated/Reserved LandZone D1 · 0.1% of land
57 · 15 ha

Common questions

How many land use zones are there in Seychelles?

The national land use plan uses 54 zone classes, from residential and tourism to agriculture, industry, and protected land. This page lists them all with how much land is in each.

What does my land's zone mean?

Your zone sets what you can build. Look up your parcel on SeyLand to see its zone, then open that zone here for what it allows and where else that zoning is found.

Find your zone

Look up any parcel on the map or the lookup to see its zone, or read the guide on zoning and land use.