Pontresina

Municipality in the canton of Graubünden · FSO no. 3784

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’394 parcels in Pontresina, covering 118.2 km². 41.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’270 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’394
0.6% of the canton
Total area
118.2 km²
1.7% of the canton
Median area
1’270 m²
Canton: 1’110 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
41.8%
Canton: 38.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1981
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1975

About Pontresina

Pontresina ranks 58th of 100 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden by number of parcels and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Pontresina measures 1’270 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’110 m². Pontresina is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 41.8% of its parcels have a building, against 38.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (35%), Übriges Gemeindegebiet (14.3%) and Dorfkernzone (7.2%). In total, Pontresina uses 23 zone designations.

According to the building register, Pontresina has 850 buildings with 2’362 dwellings, 2.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings hold several dwellings: single-family houses make up only 22.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 25.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (20.9% of them), and 26.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 583 (41.8%)

Unbuilt: 811 (58.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone48825.91 km²4.9%
Übriges Gemeindegebiet19981.73 km²29.6%
Dorfkernzone1010.06 km²87.1%
Wohnzone 2A990.14 km²84.8%
Wohnzone 2B980.12 km²81.6%
Wald899.07 km²5.6%
Wohnzone 3750.09 km²90.7%
Kernzone630.07 km²88.9%
Wohnzone 4510.05 km²84.3%
Hotelzone370.15 km²81.1%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen250.07 km²68.0%
Übriges Gemeindegebiet (Gewässer)210.59 km²0.0%
Other zones (11 labels)480.13 km²60.4%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 850 buildings with 2’362 dwellings here; 109 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
850
Dwellings
2’362
Single-family houses
109
Building volume
2.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential494
  • Mixed use44
  • Non-residential213
  • Other99

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192081
  • 1920-194524
  • 1946-196022
  • 1961-1980122
  • 1981-2000103
  • 2001-201058
  • 2011-202073
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year79

Maps and geodata for Pontresina

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