Bürchen
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6193
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Bürchen centerThe parcel data lists 6’243 parcels in Bürchen, covering 13.5 km². 20.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 406 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 6’243
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 13.5 km²
- 0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 406 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 20.1%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Bürchen
Bürchen ranks 32nd of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Bürchen measures 406 m², smaller than the canton median of 518 m². Bürchen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 20.1% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszonen 2. Priorität (20.9%), Landwirtschaftszonen 1. Priorität (15.5%) and Wohnzone W3 (11.5%). In total, Bürchen uses 34 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bürchen has 1’427 buildings with 1’176 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (32.1% of them), and 25.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1980).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’257 (20.1%)
Unbuilt: 4’986 (79.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszonen 2. Priorität | 1’304 | 5.06 km² | 8.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszonen 1. Priorität | 967 | 0.64 km² | 4.7% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 717 | 0.34 km² | 33.9% |
| Ferienhauszone F2 | 626 | 0.48 km² | 65.2% |
| Fruchtfolgeflächen | 501 | 0.28 km² | 4.2% |
| Fruchtfolgeflächen / Geschützte Landwirtsch. Zonen | 494 | 0.24 km² | 4.3% |
| Geschützte Landwirtschaftszone GLZ | 406 | 0.20 km² | 2.5% |
| Wald (provisorisch) | 380 | 4.93 km² | 3.9% |
| Dorfzone D | 312 | 0.03 km² | 53.5% |
| Wohnzone W3 A | 79 | 0.02 km² | 21.5% |
| Wohnzone W2 | 68 | 0.06 km² | 58.8% |
| Wohnzone W4 | 54 | 0.01 km² | 55.6% |
| Other zones (22 labels) | 264 | 1.16 km² | 36.7% |
| No zone | 71 | 0.03 km² | 54.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’427 buildings with 1’176 dwellings here; 437 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’427
- Dwellings
- 1’176
- Single-family houses
- 437
- Building volume
- 816’062 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Bürchen
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Bürchen. 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.