Galgenen
Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1342
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Galgenen centerThe parcel data lists 1’541 parcels in Galgenen, covering 13.3 km². 80.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 685 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’541
- 3.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 13.3 km²
- 1.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 685 m²
- Canton: 820 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 80.1%
- Canton: 71.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1988
- Canton: 1988
- Switzerland: 1975
About Galgenen
Galgenen ranks 13th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 3.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.5% of its area. The median parcel in Galgenen measures 685 m², smaller than the canton median of 820 m². Galgenen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 80.1% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (39.9%), Landwirtschaftszone (22.8%) and Wohnzone 3 Geschosse (11.8%). In total, Galgenen uses 24 zone designations.
According to the building register, Galgenen has 1’926 buildings with 2’640 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.2% of them), and 29.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’235 (80.1%)
Unbuilt: 306 (19.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 Geschosse | 615 | 0.47 km² | 90.2% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 352 | 7.40 km² | 69.9% |
| Wohnzone 3 Geschosse | 182 | 0.12 km² | 87.9% |
| Kernzone | 106 | 0.07 km² | 85.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 4 Geschosse | 57 | 0.07 km² | 96.5% |
| Wald | 52 | 4.09 km² | 30.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 Geschosse | 44 | 0.05 km² | 95.5% |
| Gewerbezone | 23 | 0.11 km² | 82.6% |
| Wohnzone 4 Geschosse | 21 | 0.02 km² | 76.2% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 15 | 0.02 km² | 13.3% |
| Verkehrsfläche innerhalb Bauzone | 12 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrsfläche ausserhalb Bauzone | 9 | 0.09 km² | 11.1% |
| Other zones (12 labels) | 53 | 0.72 km² | 60.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’926 buildings with 2’640 dwellings here; 712 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’926
- Dwellings
- 2’640
- Single-family houses
- 712
- Building volume
- 2.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Galgenen
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Galgenen. 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.
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