Gossau (ZH)
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 115
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Gossau (ZH) centerThe parcel data lists 4’274 parcels in Gossau (ZH), covering 18.3 km². 52.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 965 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’274
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 18.3 km²
- 1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 965 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 52.8%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1981
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Gossau (ZH)
Gossau (ZH) ranks 15th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Gossau (ZH) measures 965 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Gossau (ZH) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 52.8% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (35.4%), Wohnzone 1.7 (21.4%) and Wald (9%). In total, Gossau (ZH) uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gossau (ZH) has 3’965 buildings with 4’991 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.1% of them), and 20.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’258 (52.8%)
Unbuilt: 2’016 (47.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’511 | 13.36 km² | 24.1% |
| Wohnzone 1.7 | 913 | 0.67 km² | 84.0% |
| Wald | 384 | 2.24 km² | 2.6% |
| Wohnzone 1.3 | 336 | 0.27 km² | 83.3% |
| Kernzone A | 318 | 0.20 km² | 75.2% |
| Kernzone B | 308 | 0.24 km² | 80.8% |
| Wohnzone 2.4 | 157 | 0.21 km² | 75.8% |
| Wohnzone G1.7 | 110 | 0.07 km² | 65.5% |
| Wohnzone G2.4 | 82 | 0.08 km² | 78.0% |
| Industriezone 5.5 | 44 | 0.10 km² | 79.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 37 | 0.23 km² | 62.2% |
| Zentrumszone | 31 | 0.06 km² | 64.5% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 43 | 0.53 km² | 37.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’965 buildings with 4’991 dwellings here; 1’489 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’965
- Dwellings
- 4’991
- Single-family houses
- 1’489
- Building volume
- 4.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Gossau (ZH)
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Gossau (ZH). 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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