Rickenbach (LU)
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1097
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Rickenbach (LU) centerThe parcel data lists 1’624 parcels in Rickenbach (LU), covering 11.9 km². 58.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’238 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’624
- 1.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.9 km²
- 0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’238 m²
- Canton: 1’199 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 58.1%
- Canton: 63.1%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1992
- Canton: 1988
- Switzerland: 1975
About Rickenbach (LU)
Rickenbach (LU) ranks 27th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Rickenbach (LU) measures 1’238 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’199 m². Rickenbach (LU) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 58.1% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone (24.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (21.7%) and Wald (14.7%). In total, Rickenbach (LU) uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rickenbach (LU) has 1’667 buildings with 1’755 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.2% of them), and 35.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1992, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 944 (58.1%)
Unbuilt: 680 (41.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone | 396 | 0.33 km² | 89.6% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 352 | 5.87 km² | 31.0% |
| Wald | 238 | 3.62 km² | 6.3% |
| 1½-geschossige Wohnzone | 135 | 0.11 km² | 87.4% |
| Landwirtschaft | 81 | 0.76 km² | 29.6% |
| Dorfzone A | 54 | 0.06 km² | 90.7% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 53 | 0.10 km² | 86.8% |
| Arbeitszone III | 41 | 0.16 km² | 87.8% |
| Dorfkernzone | 34 | 0.04 km² | 91.2% |
| 2-geschossige Wohn- und Arbeitszone | 31 | 0.03 km² | 80.6% |
| Weilerzone | 30 | 0.05 km² | 76.7% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone d | 29 | 0.01 km² | 89.7% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 150 | 0.73 km² | 58.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’667 buildings with 1’755 dwellings here; 545 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’667
- Dwellings
- 1’755
- Single-family houses
- 545
- Building volume
- 1.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Rickenbach (LU)
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Rickenbach (LU). 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.