Salgesch
Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6113
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Salgesch centerThe parcel data lists 4’449 parcels in Salgesch, covering 11.3 km². 18.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 382 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’449
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.3 km²
- 0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 382 m²
- Canton: 518 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 18.7%
- Canton: 26%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1993
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Salgesch
Salgesch ranks 47th of 122 municipalities in the canton of Valais by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Salgesch measures 382 m², smaller than the canton median of 518 m². Salgesch is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 18.7% of its parcels have a building, against 26% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Reben (50.1%), Wohnzone W3 (8.2%) and Dorfzone (7.1%). In total, Salgesch uses 29 zone designations.
According to the building register, Salgesch has 1’223 buildings with 985 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 2011 to 2020 (34.5% of them), and 42.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1980).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 831 (18.7%)
Unbuilt: 3’618 (81.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reben | 2’231 | 1.75 km² | 3.4% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 366 | 0.28 km² | 57.7% |
| Dorfzone | 316 | 0.04 km² | 67.1% |
| Wohnzone W2 | 262 | 0.20 km² | 62.6% |
| Verkehr (Strassen, Plätze) | 240 | 0.28 km² | 3.3% |
| Wald (gemäss Übersichtsplan) | 235 | 5.34 km² | 5.5% |
| IG 2. Erschliessungsetappe | 196 | 0.04 km² | 9.7% |
| Schutz- und Freihaltezone | 122 | 0.07 km² | 4.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone 2. Priorität | 108 | 0.11 km² | 16.7% |
| Geschützte Landwirtschaftszone (GLZ) | 95 | 0.12 km² | 13.7% |
| Weiden / Sömmerungsweiden | 84 | 0.18 km² | 16.7% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone IG | 57 | 0.16 km² | 36.8% |
| Other zones (17 labels) | 137 | 2.69 km² | 41.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’223 buildings with 985 dwellings here; 326 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’223
- Dwellings
- 985
- Single-family houses
- 326
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Salgesch
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Salgesch. 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.