Capriasca
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5226
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Capriasca centerThe parcel data lists 9’421 parcels in Capriasca, covering 36.4 km². 40.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 790 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 9’421
- 3.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 36.4 km²
- 1.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 790 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 40.6%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Capriasca
Capriasca is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 3.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.5% of their area. The median parcel in Capriasca measures 790 m², about the same as the canton median of 718 m². Capriasca is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 40.6% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Area forestale (33.4%), Zona agricola (27.1%) and Zona residenziale estensiva (15.8%). In total, Capriasca uses 83 zone designations.
According to the building register, Capriasca has 5’492 buildings with 4’598 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (24.8% of them), and 12.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1953, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1958).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’827 (40.6%)
Unbuilt: 5’594 (59.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area forestale | 3’143 | 14.70 km² | 8.7% |
| Zona agricola | 2’557 | 18.84 km² | 45.8% |
| Zona residenziale estensiva | 1’485 | 1.01 km² | 76.8% |
| Zona dei nuclei vecchi | 960 | 0.19 km² | 75.9% |
| Zona forestale | 216 | 0.58 km² | 0.5% |
| Zona nucleo vecchio soggetta a piano particolareggiato | 189 | 0.04 km² | 72.0% |
| Vuoto pianificatorio | 165 | 0.30 km² | 9.7% |
| Zona residenziale media | 119 | 0.07 km² | 77.3% |
| Zona residenziale semi-estensiva | 70 | 0.05 km² | 62.9% |
| Zona per attrezzature di interesse pubblico | 50 | 0.12 km² | 48.0% |
| Strade di servizio | 42 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zona per edifici di interesse pubblico | 36 | 0.04 km² | 72.2% |
| Other zones (71 labels) | 378 | 0.40 km² | 43.4% |
| No zone | 11 | 0.01 km² | 90.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 5’492 buildings with 4’598 dwellings here; 2’368 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 5’492
- Dwellings
- 4’598
- Single-family houses
- 2’368
- Building volume
- 3.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Capriasca
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Capriasca. 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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