Giswil
Municipality in the canton of Obwalden · FSO no. 1403
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Giswil centerThe parcel data lists 2’233 parcels in Giswil, covering 86 km². 66.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’489 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’233
- 12.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 86 km²
- 17.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’489 m²
- Canton: 1’006 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 66.3%
- Canton: 67.5%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1979
- Canton: 1979
- Switzerland: 1975
About Giswil
Giswil ranks 4th of 7 municipalities in the canton of Obwalden by number of parcels and holds 12.9% of the canton's parcels on 17.5% of its area. The median parcel in Giswil measures 1’489 m², larger than the canton median of 1’006 m². Giswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 66.3% of its parcels have a building, against 67.5% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (48.8%), Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A (11.9%) and Wald (9.1%). In total, Giswil uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Giswil has 2’918 buildings with 2’127 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 54.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.2% of them), and 22.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’481 (66.3%)
Unbuilt: 752 (33.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’090 | 13.72 km² | 65.1% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A | 265 | 0.21 km² | 93.6% |
| Wald | 204 | 44.56 km² | 22.1% |
| Dorfzone A | 105 | 0.09 km² | 93.3% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone B | 105 | 0.08 km² | 85.7% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohnzone | 89 | 0.08 km² | 95.5% |
| Dorfzone B | 61 | 0.05 km² | 95.1% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 58 | 0.32 km² | 0.0% |
| Gewerbezone | 50 | 0.13 km² | 90.0% |
| Verkehrszone | 43 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Alpwirtschaftszone | 29 | 7.29 km² | 65.5% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 24 | 0.03 km² | 95.8% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 110 | 19.38 km² | 54.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’918 buildings with 2’127 dwellings here; 715 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’918
- Dwellings
- 2’127
- Single-family houses
- 715
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Giswil
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Giswil. 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.