Riederalp
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6181
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Riederalp centerThe parcel data lists 2’948 parcels in Riederalp, covering 8.5 km². 34% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 614 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’948
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.5 km²
- 0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 614 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 34%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Riederalp
Riederalp ranks 73rd of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Riederalp measures 614 m², larger than the canton median of 518 m². Riederalp is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 34% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtsschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs-und Alpweiden) (28.5%), Wohnzone W2 (18.8%) and Wald (11.1%). In total, Riederalp uses 38 zone designations.
According to the building register, Riederalp has 1’187 buildings with 1’717 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 42.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (38.9% of them), and 22% 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: 1’002 (34%)
Unbuilt: 1’946 (66%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtsschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs-und Alpweiden) | 839 | 3.95 km² | 16.2% |
| Wohnzone W2 | 553 | 0.43 km² | 63.3% |
| Wald | 327 | 1.50 km² | 4.6% |
| Landwirtschaftszone 1. Priorität | 248 | 0.68 km² | 23.4% |
| Dorfzone D | 228 | 0.04 km² | 66.2% |
| Verkehr/Zone für Verkehrsanlagen | 167 | 0.76 km² | 8.4% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 115 | 0.10 km² | 72.2% |
| Wohnzone W1A | 72 | 0.06 km² | 20.8% |
| Dorfzone | 68 | 0.02 km² | 66.2% |
| Geschützte Landwirtschaftszone | 51 | 0.13 km² | 13.7% |
| Erhaltungszone | 36 | 0.01 km² | 88.9% |
| Wohnzone W2 Plus | 25 | 0.02 km² | 40.0% |
| Other zones (26 labels) | 203 | 0.78 km² | 42.4% |
| No zone | 16 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’187 buildings with 1’717 dwellings here; 271 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’187
- Dwellings
- 1’717
- Single-family houses
- 271
- Building volume
- 901’519 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Riederalp
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Riederalp. 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.