Verzasca
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5399
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Verzasca centerThe parcel data lists 6’792 parcels in Verzasca, covering 111.6 km². 28.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 500 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 6’792
- 2.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 111.6 km²
- 4.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 500 m²
- Canton: 718 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 28.6%
- Canton: 42.8%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1958
- Switzerland: 1975
About Verzasca
Verzasca is a municipality in the canton of Ticino and holds 2.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 4.6% of their area. The median parcel in Verzasca measures 500 m², smaller than the canton median of 718 m². Verzasca is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 28.6% of its parcels have a building, against 42.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zona forestale ZF (22.5%), Corsi d'acqua/lago (19.1%) and Zona forestale (9.3%). In total, Verzasca uses 41 zone designations.
According to the building register, Verzasca has 4’487 buildings with 2’019 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (95.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 57.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1946 to 1960 (29.5% of them), and 2.1% 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: 1’942 (28.6%)
Unbuilt: 4’850 (71.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zona forestale ZF | 1’525 | 6.57 km² | 1.3% |
| Corsi d'acqua/lago | 1’299 | 4.39 km² | 0.1% |
| Zona forestale | 632 | 8.43 km² | 11.1% |
| Zona agricola ZA | 551 | 1.60 km² | 58.4% |
| Zona improduttiva | 416 | 59.38 km² | 93.0% |
| Zone agricole alpi e pascoli | 391 | 19.00 km² | 100.0% |
| Idrografia | 261 | 1.86 km² | 2.3% |
| Zona dei nuclei di vecchia formazione Brione | 255 | 0.02 km² | 52.2% |
| Zona idonea ad un' utilizzazione a pascolo | 255 | 0.40 km² | 49.4% |
| Zona idonea ad un' utilizzazione agricola | 254 | 0.69 km² | 46.1% |
| Zona acque | 144 | 0.52 km² | 4.9% |
| Zona del nucleo tradizionale NV | 124 | 0.03 km² | 79.0% |
| Other zones (29 labels) | 399 | 7.91 km² | 44.1% |
| No zone | 286 | 0.78 km² | 30.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’487 buildings with 2’019 dwellings here; 1’766 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’487
- Dwellings
- 2’019
- Single-family houses
- 1’766
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Verzasca
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Verzasca. 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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