Affoltern am Albis

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 2

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

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The parcel data lists 2’966 parcels in Affoltern am Albis, covering 10.6 km². 64.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 729 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’966
0.8% of the canton
Total area
10.6 km²
0.6% of the canton
Median area
729 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
64.1%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1981
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis ranks 39th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Affoltern am Albis measures 729 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Affoltern am Albis is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dreigeschossige Wohnzone (24.8%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (12.8%) and Zweigeschossige Wohnzone (8.4%). In total, Affoltern am Albis uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Affoltern am Albis has 2’952 buildings with 6’033 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.4% of them), and 18.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’901 (64.1%)

Unbuilt: 1’065 (35.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone7370.47 km²83.0%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone3814.86 km²23.6%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone2480.24 km²76.2%
Viergeschossige Wohnzone2000.26 km²80.0%
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung1950.14 km²83.1%
Wald1942.59 km²6.2%
Kernzone1770.09 km²70.6%
Viergeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung1630.21 km²81.0%
Fünfgeschossige Zentrumszone1590.23 km²69.2%
Fünfgeschossige Wohnzone1260.10 km²73.8%
Industriezone850.41 km²57.6%
Viergeschossige Zentrumszone790.07 km²78.5%
Other zones (8 labels)2220.93 km²47.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’952 buildings with 6’033 dwellings here; 1’109 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’952
Dwellings
6’033
Single-family houses
1’109
Building volume
5.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’841
  • Mixed use58
  • Non-residential896
  • Other157

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920206
  • 1920-1945101
  • 1946-1960171
  • 1961-1980418
  • 1981-2000615
  • 2001-2010190
  • 2011-2020124
  • 2021 and later42
  • Unknown year34

Maps and geodata for Affoltern am Albis

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