Gordola

Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5108

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’805 parcels in Gordola, covering 2.8 km². 64.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 451 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’805
1% of the canton
Total area
2.8 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
451 m²
Canton: 718 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
64.2%
Canton: 42.8%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1969
Canton: 1958
Switzerland: 1975

About Gordola

Gordola is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Gordola measures 451 m², smaller than the canton median of 718 m². Gordola is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.2% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are ZONA RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA (26%), ZONA RESIDENZIALE SEMI-ESTENSIVA (22.7%) and ZONA DEI NUCLEI VECCHI (20.5%). In total, Gordola uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gordola has 2’274 buildings with 3’181 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (68%). Non-residential buildings account for 23.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.8% of them), and 14.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1969, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1958).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’802 (64.2%)

Unbuilt: 1’003 (35.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
ZONA RESIDENZIALE ESTENSIVA7280.47 km²75.0%
ZONA RESIDENZIALE SEMI-ESTENSIVA6370.42 km²79.7%
ZONA DEI NUCLEI VECCHI5760.13 km²71.9%
ZONA AGRICOLA3520.49 km²41.2%
ZONA FORESTALE1200.35 km²16.7%
ZONA RESIDENZIALE COMMERCIALE1170.07 km²82.9%
CORSI D'ACQUA350.11 km²2.9%
STRADA DI SERVIZIO AGRICOLA310.02 km²0.0%
EDIFICI DI INTERESSE PUBBLICO190.12 km²52.6%
ZONA RESIDENZIALE INTENSIVA190.03 km²73.7%
STRADA DI COLLEGAMENTO PRINCIPALE17< 0.01 km²0.0%
ATTREZZATURE DI INTERESSE PUBBLICO150.04 km²46.7%
Other zones (12 labels)720.13 km²22.2%
No zone670.41 km²35.8%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’274 buildings with 3’181 dwellings here; 1’167 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’274
Dwellings
3’181
Single-family houses
1’167
Building volume
2.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’715
  • Mixed use18
  • Non-residential541
  • Other0

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192071
  • 1920-1945330
  • 1946-1960323
  • 1961-1980429
  • 1981-2000358
  • 2001-2010153
  • 2011-202088
  • 2021 and later22
  • Unknown year28

Maps and geodata for Gordola

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