Zernez
Municipality in the canton of Graubünden · FSO no. 3746
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Zernez centerThe parcel data lists 2’209 parcels in Zernez, covering 344 km². 32.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’271 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’209
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 344 km²
- 4.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’271 m²
- Canton: 1’110 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 32.8%
- Canton: 38.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1965
- Canton: 1965
- Switzerland: 1975
About Zernez
Zernez ranks 38th of 100 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 4.9% of its area. The median parcel in Zernez measures 2’271 m², larger than the canton median of 1’110 m². Zernez is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 32.8% of its parcels have a building, against 38.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.4%), Zona d'agricultura (10.2%) and Forstwirtschaftszone (9.2%). In total, Zernez uses 36 zone designations.
According to the building register, Zernez has 890 buildings with 1’336 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 46.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 18.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (39% of them), and 14.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 724 (32.8%)
Unbuilt: 1’485 (67.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 694 | 24.71 km² | 12.2% |
| Zona d'agricultura | 226 | 2.67 km² | 8.8% |
| Forstwirtschaftszone | 204 | 15.44 km² | 20.6% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 155 | 0.13 km² | 85.8% |
| Zone übriges Gemeindegebiet, ES III | 152 | 44.46 km² | 14.5% |
| Dorfzone | 114 | 0.09 km² | 70.2% |
| Dorfzone 2 (Alter Dorfteil, nach Brand) | 98 | 0.07 km² | 88.8% |
| Zona dal cumün vegl | 76 | 0.06 km² | 77.6% |
| Zona da god | 73 | 2.69 km² | 8.2% |
| Ulteriur territori da cumün | 65 | 40.35 km² | 23.1% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 64 | 83.47 km² | 23.4% |
| Dorfzone 1 (Alter Dorfteil, vor Brand) | 61 | 0.04 km² | 78.7% |
| Other zones (24 labels) | 227 | 129.84 km² | 49.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 890 buildings with 1’336 dwellings here; 240 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 890
- Dwellings
- 1’336
- Single-family houses
- 240
- Building volume
- 1.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Zernez
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Zernez. 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.