Dorf

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 26

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

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The parcel data lists 845 parcels in Dorf, covering 5.6 km². 33.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’112 m².

Key figures

Parcels
845
0.2% of the canton
Total area
5.6 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
1’112 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
33.8%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1991
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Dorf

Dorf ranks 140th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Dorf measures 1’112 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Dorf is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.8% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (44.7%), Wald (20%) and Kernzone I (15.6%). In total, Dorf uses 9 zone designations.

According to the building register, Dorf has 429 buildings with 351 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 41% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (39.2% of them), and 28% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1991, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 286 (33.8%)

Unbuilt: 559 (66.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 9 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone3783.29 km²9.3%
Wald1692.03 km²3.6%
Kernzone I1320.11 km²78.0%
Wohnzone Wa610.03 km²96.7%
Wohnzone Wb520.03 km²86.5%
Kernzone II470.02 km²72.3%
Freihaltezone30.01 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten20.03 km²50.0%
Gewässer1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 429 buildings with 351 dwellings here; 195 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
429
Dwellings
351
Single-family houses
195
Building volume
397’727 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential240
  • Mixed use5
  • Non-residential176
  • Other8

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192043
  • 1920-19459
  • 1946-19607
  • 1961-198021
  • 1981-2000112
  • 2001-201028
  • 2011-202031
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Dorf

geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Dorf. 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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