Fällanden

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 193

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

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The parcel data lists 2’191 parcels in Fällanden, covering 6.3 km². 60.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 832 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’191
0.6% of the canton
Total area
6.3 km²
0.4% of the canton
Median area
832 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
60.4%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Fällanden

Fällanden ranks 57th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Fällanden measures 832 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Fällanden is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone eingeschossig (20.9%), Wohnzone zweigeschossig D (14.4%) and Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (12.9%). In total, Fällanden uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Fällanden has 2’373 buildings with 4’414 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 31.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (38.1% of them), and 17.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’324 (60.4%)

Unbuilt: 867 (39.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone eingeschossig4570.36 km²74.8%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig D3150.18 km²89.8%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone2822.43 km²19.5%
Wald2451.68 km²2.4%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig D2140.30 km²76.2%
Kernzone KA1320.06 km²62.1%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig L890.07 km²89.9%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig L770.13 km²74.0%
Kernzone KB610.09 km²75.4%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig mit Gewerbeanteil L610.09 km²78.7%
Gewerbezone 1540.14 km²75.9%
Freihaltezone530.27 km²35.8%
Other zones (8 labels)1510.57 km²67.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’373 buildings with 4’414 dwellings here; 826 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’373
Dwellings
4’414
Single-family houses
826
Building volume
3.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’378
  • Mixed use41
  • Non-residential758
  • Other196

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192061
  • 1920-194517
  • 1946-196073
  • 1961-1980504
  • 1981-2000406
  • 2001-2010118
  • 2011-202080
  • 2021 and later31
  • Unknown year34

Maps and geodata for Fällanden

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