Eglisau
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 55
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Eglisau centerThe parcel data lists 2’005 parcels in Eglisau, covering 9.1 km². 59.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 750 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’005
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.1 km²
- 0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 750 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 59.2%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1989
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Eglisau
Eglisau ranks 66th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Eglisau measures 750 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Eglisau is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 59.2% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2.2 (21%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (14.5%) and Wohnzone W2.0b (13.8%). In total, Eglisau uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Eglisau has 1’722 buildings with 2’580 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 2001 to 2010 (21.8% of them), and 34.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’186 (59.2%)
Unbuilt: 819 (40.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2.2 | 422 | 0.27 km² | 87.0% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 290 | 3.00 km² | 15.9% |
| Wohnzone W2.0b | 277 | 0.21 km² | 80.5% |
| Wald | 194 | 3.34 km² | 7.7% |
| Kernzone C | 134 | 0.09 km² | 72.4% |
| Kernzone B | 130 | 0.07 km² | 68.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG2.7 | 84 | 0.14 km² | 69.0% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG2.4 | 80 | 0.09 km² | 81.3% |
| Wohnzone W1.3 | 67 | 0.08 km² | 79.1% |
| Kernzone A | 65 | 0.01 km² | 75.4% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 55 | 0.32 km² | 32.7% |
| Freihaltezone kommunal | 36 | 0.06 km² | 8.3% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 171 | 1.36 km² | 60.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’722 buildings with 2’580 dwellings here; 744 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’722
- Dwellings
- 2’580
- Single-family houses
- 744
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Eglisau
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Eglisau. 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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