Faido
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5072
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Faido centerThe parcel data lists 10’705 parcels in Faido, covering 128.7 km². 19.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 666 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 10’705
- 3.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 128.7 km²
- 5.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 666 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 19.1%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Faido
Faido ranks 3rd of 100 municipalities in the canton of Ticino by number of parcels and holds 3.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 5.3% of their area. The median parcel in Faido measures 666 m², about the same as the canton median of 718 m². Faido is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 19.1% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zona forestale (45%), Bosco (22%) and Zona improduttiva (8.3%). In total, Faido uses 41 zone designations.
According to the building register, Faido has 5’055 buildings with 3’982 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (80.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (14.9% of them), and 3.8% 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: 2’042 (19.1%)
Unbuilt: 8’663 (80.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zona forestale | 4’813 | 57.00 km² | 0.3% |
| Bosco | 2’354 | 16.80 km² | 0.0% |
| Zona improduttiva | 889 | 29.36 km² | 100.0% |
| Zona agricola | 867 | 17.98 km² | 9.9% |
| Centrale idroelettrica | 511 | 0.98 km² | 89.6% |
| Zona edificabile estensiva | 314 | 0.43 km² | 66.6% |
| Agglomerato storico del villaggio | 202 | 0.10 km² | 75.7% |
| Area forestale indicativa | 153 | 0.30 km² | 0.0% |
| Zona artigianale AR | 153 | 0.26 km² | 0.0% |
| Zona senza destinazione specifica | 146 | 4.38 km² | 86.3% |
| Strada principale | 78 | 0.68 km² | 5.1% |
| Zona edificabile intensiva R3 | 30 | 0.05 km² | 63.3% |
| Other zones (29 labels) | 113 | 0.25 km² | 43.4% |
| No zone | 82 | 0.13 km² | 39.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 5’055 buildings with 3’982 dwellings here; 2’332 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 5’055
- Dwellings
- 3’982
- Single-family houses
- 2’332
- Building volume
- 3.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Faido
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Faido. 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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