Bäretswil
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 111
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Bäretswil centerThe parcel data lists 4’457 parcels in Bäretswil, covering 22.2 km². 34.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’356 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’457
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 22.2 km²
- 1.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’356 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 34.5%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1974
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Bäretswil
Bäretswil ranks 13th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bäretswil measures 1’356 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Bäretswil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 34.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (47.9%), Wald (23.5%) and Wohnzone 2/35 (7.4%). In total, Bäretswil uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bäretswil has 2’763 buildings with 2’429 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (25.6% of them), and 16.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’538 (34.5%)
Unbuilt: 2’919 (65.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 2’135 | 13.56 km² | 27.6% |
| Wald | 1’048 | 7.36 km² | 3.7% |
| Wohnzone 2/35 | 328 | 0.22 km² | 82.3% |
| Kernzone 1 | 161 | 0.11 km² | 78.3% |
| Kernzone 2 | 153 | 0.09 km² | 76.5% |
| Wohnzone 2/25 | 150 | 0.12 km² | 84.0% |
| Wohnzone 2/45 | 118 | 0.08 km² | 78.8% |
| Wohnzone WG3/50 | 96 | 0.09 km² | 75.0% |
| Freihaltezone | 51 | 0.06 km² | 23.5% |
| Kernzone 3 | 47 | 0.03 km² | 76.6% |
| Gewässer | 40 | 0.09 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 24 | 0.09 km² | 45.8% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 106 | 0.29 km² | 44.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’763 buildings with 2’429 dwellings here; 853 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’763
- Dwellings
- 2’429
- Single-family houses
- 853
- Building volume
- 2.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Bäretswil
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Bäretswil. 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.
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