Muotathal
Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1367
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Muotathal centerThe parcel data lists 2’032 parcels in Muotathal, covering 172.1 km². 65.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’275 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’032
- 4.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 172.1 km²
- 19% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’275 m²
- Canton: 820 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 65.8%
- Canton: 71.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1988
- Switzerland: 1975
About Muotathal
Muotathal ranks 9th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 4.1% of the canton's parcels on 19% of its area. The median parcel in Muotathal measures 1’275 m², larger than the canton median of 820 m². Muotathal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.8% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (36%), Wald (16.4%) and Kernzone (14%). In total, Muotathal uses 24 zone designations.
According to the building register, Muotathal has 2’269 buildings with 1’874 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.7% of them), and 20% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’338 (65.8%)
Unbuilt: 694 (34.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 731 | 38.76 km² | 68.8% |
| Wald | 334 | 31.98 km² | 18.6% |
| Kernzone | 284 | 0.15 km² | 85.6% |
| Wohn- Gewerbezone 3 (dreigeschossig) | 150 | 0.13 km² | 94.0% |
| Wohnzone 3 (dreigeschossig) | 150 | 0.10 km² | 94.7% |
| Wohnzone 2 (zweigeschossig) | 115 | 0.07 km² | 95.7% |
| Verkehrsflächen ausserhalb der Bauzone | 54 | 0.74 km² | 16.7% |
| Wohn- Gewerbezone 2 (zweigeschossig) | 41 | 0.03 km² | 90.2% |
| Gewerbezone | 35 | 0.10 km² | 82.9% |
| Verkehrsfläche in der Bauzone | 32 | 0.08 km² | 6.3% |
| Dorfzone (Erhaltung) | 20 | 0.01 km² | 85.0% |
| Gewässer | 17 | 0.84 km² | 47.1% |
| Other zones (12 labels) | 69 | 99.14 km² | 50.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’269 buildings with 1’874 dwellings here; 413 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’269
- Dwellings
- 1’874
- Single-family houses
- 413
- Building volume
- 2.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Muotathal
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Muotathal. 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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