Andelfingen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 291

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

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The parcel data lists 2’778 parcels in Andelfingen, covering 17 km². 28.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’085 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’778
0.7% of the canton
Total area
17 km²
1% of the canton
Median area
1’085 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
28.2%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1952
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Andelfingen

Andelfingen ranks 44th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 1% of its area. The median parcel in Andelfingen measures 1’085 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Andelfingen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 28.2% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (34.7%), Wald (13%) and Wohnzone 2A (12.3%). In total, Andelfingen uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Andelfingen has 1’815 buildings with 1’689 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (14.3% of them), and 5.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1952, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 783 (28.2%)

Unbuilt: 1’995 (71.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone96410.09 km²13.5%
Wald3624.63 km²10.2%
Wohnzone 2A3420.28 km²29.5%
Kernzone3260.26 km²40.5%
Kernzone A1790.08 km²100.0%
Wohnzone 2B1340.09 km²3.7%
Freihaltezone910.15 km²47.3%
Wohnzone 1/20730.06 km²82.2%
Wohnzone 1630.06 km²7.9%
Industriezone460.17 km²21.7%
Kernzone B430.04 km²83.7%
Wohnzone 3270.02 km²18.5%
Other zones (12 labels)1281.07 km²31.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’815 buildings with 1’689 dwellings here; 746 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’815
Dwellings
1’689
Single-family houses
746
Building volume
4.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential979
  • Mixed use30
  • Non-residential713
  • Other93

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920112
  • 1920-194531
  • 1946-196026
  • 1961-198039
  • 1981-200054
  • 2001-201019
  • 2011-202019
  • 2021 and later3
  • Unknown year480

Maps and geodata for Andelfingen

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