Wangen (SZ)
Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1349
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Wangen (SZ) centerThe parcel data lists 1’684 parcels in Wangen (SZ), covering 11 km². 81.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 623 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’684
- 3.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 11 km²
- 1.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 623 m²
- Canton: 820 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 81.4%
- Canton: 71.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1993
- Canton: 1988
- Switzerland: 1975
About Wangen (SZ)
Wangen (SZ) ranks 11th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 3.4% of the canton's parcels on 1.2% of its area. The median parcel in Wangen (SZ) measures 623 m², smaller than the canton median of 820 m². Wangen (SZ) is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 81.4% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (46.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (14.8%) and Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 (11.3%). In total, Wangen (SZ) uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wangen (SZ) has 1’964 buildings with 2’655 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (34.1% of them), and 30.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’370 (81.4%)
Unbuilt: 314 (18.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 Geschosse | 782 | 0.49 km² | 90.2% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 249 | 5.02 km² | 63.9% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 | 191 | 0.14 km² | 89.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2 | 78 | 0.06 km² | 94.9% |
| Wohnzone 3 Geschosse | 76 | 0.06 km² | 92.1% |
| Kernzone | 50 | 0.06 km² | 80.0% |
| Gewerbezone 3 | 40 | 0.09 km² | 70.0% |
| Industriezone | 40 | 0.15 km² | 90.0% |
| Verkehrsflächen innerhalb der Bauzone | 38 | 0.31 km² | 5.3% |
| Wohnzone 2 Geschosse Ochsenboden | 21 | 0.03 km² | 90.5% |
| Wald | 20 | 0.76 km² | 25.0% |
| Zone für öffetliche Bauten und Anlagen | 18 | 0.10 km² | 72.2% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 81 | 3.73 km² | 59.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’964 buildings with 2’655 dwellings here; 823 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’964
- Dwellings
- 2’655
- Single-family houses
- 823
- Building volume
- 2.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Wangen (SZ)
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Wangen (SZ). 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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