Churwalden
Municipality in the canton of Graubünden · FSO no. 3911
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Churwalden centerThe parcel data lists 2’850 parcels in Churwalden, covering 48.5 km². 59.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’215 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’850
- 1.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 48.5 km²
- 0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’215 m²
- Canton: 1’110 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 59.3%
- Canton: 38.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1971
- Canton: 1965
- Switzerland: 1975
About Churwalden
Churwalden ranks 25th of 100 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Churwalden measures 1’215 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’110 m². Churwalden is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 59.3% of its parcels have a building, against 38.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (41.1%), Wohnzone 2 (13.8%) and Wald (13.7%). In total, Churwalden uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Churwalden has 2’421 buildings with 2’717 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.8% of them), and 17% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’691 (59.3%)
Unbuilt: 1’159 (40.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’172 | 25.02 km² | 48.3% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 393 | 0.34 km² | 85.5% |
| Wald | 391 | 20.71 km² | 24.6% |
| Kernzone A | 249 | 0.18 km² | 80.7% |
| Wohnzone 2A | 169 | 0.21 km² | 81.7% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 128 | 0.17 km² | 85.9% |
| Dorfzone | 79 | 0.07 km² | 78.5% |
| Kernzone B | 60 | 0.06 km² | 95.0% |
| Zone übriges Gemeindegebiet | 60 | 1.13 km² | 36.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 35 | 0.12 km² | 68.6% |
| Von Regierung/Departement nicht genehmigte Zone | 19 | 0.03 km² | 73.7% |
| Gewerbemischzone | 18 | 0.04 km² | 83.3% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 77 | 0.45 km² | 64.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’421 buildings with 2’717 dwellings here; 852 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’421
- Dwellings
- 2’717
- Single-family houses
- 852
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Churwalden
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Churwalden. 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.