Glarus
Municipality in the canton of Glarus · FSO no. 1632
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Glarus centerThe parcel data lists 5’739 parcels in Glarus, covering 103.7 km². 73.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 342 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 5’739
- 23.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 103.7 km²
- 15.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 342 m²
- Canton: 555 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 73.4%
- Canton: 69.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Glarus
Glarus ranks 3rd of 3 municipalities in the canton of Glarus by number of parcels and holds 23.3% of the canton's parcels on 15.1% of its area. The median parcel in Glarus measures 342 m², smaller than the canton median of 555 m². Glarus is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 73.4% of its parcels have a building, against 69.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (29.8%), Kernzone Ennenda (13.1%) and Landwirtschaftszone (10.2%). In total, Glarus uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Glarus has 6’383 buildings with 6’959 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.7% of them), and 13.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 4’212 (73.4%)
Unbuilt: 1’527 (26.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 | 1’709 | 0.98 km² | 89.1% |
| Kernzone Ennenda | 750 | 0.16 km² | 74.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 585 | 11.78 km² | 69.4% |
| Kernzone Altquartierzone Glarus | 527 | 0.12 km² | 63.0% |
| Kernzone Netstal | 493 | 0.15 km² | 72.6% |
| Kernzone Wiederaufbaugebiet Glarus | 401 | 0.15 km² | 70.1% |
| Verkehrsfläche innerhalb Baugebiet (Strasse) | 219 | 0.17 km² | 20.5% |
| Wald | 177 | 34.27 km² | 30.5% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 148 | 0.16 km² | 79.1% |
| Arbeitszone 2 | 133 | 0.44 km² | 83.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 116 | 0.36 km² | 81.9% |
| Kernzone Riedern | 106 | 0.04 km² | 80.2% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 375 | 54.91 km² | 66.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 6’383 buildings with 6’959 dwellings here; 2’630 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 6’383
- Dwellings
- 6’959
- Single-family houses
- 2’630
- Building volume
- 8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Glarus
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Glarus. 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.
More municipalities in the canton of Glarus
- Glarus Nord8’722 parcels
- Glarus Süd10’191 parcels