Laufen-Uhwiesen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 34

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

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The parcel data lists 1’158 parcels in Laufen-Uhwiesen, covering 6.3 km². 51.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 947 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’158
0.3% of the canton
Total area
6.3 km²
0.4% of the canton
Median area
947 m²
Canton: 815 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
51.3%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1979
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Laufen-Uhwiesen

Laufen-Uhwiesen ranks 117th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Laufen-Uhwiesen measures 947 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Laufen-Uhwiesen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (27.4%), Wohnzone 1/20 (18.7%) and Kernzone (16.9%). In total, Laufen-Uhwiesen uses 13 zone designations.

According to the building register, Laufen-Uhwiesen has 867 buildings with 939 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.2% of them), and 24.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 594 (51.3%)

Unbuilt: 564 (48.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone3172.32 km²16.1%
Wohnzone 1/202170.20 km²81.6%
Kernzone1960.12 km²68.9%
Wohnzone 2/301080.09 km²80.6%
Wald992.66 km²8.1%
Wohnzone G2/40960.14 km²75.0%
Kantonale Freihaltezone470.26 km²38.3%
Wohnzone 2/40450.04 km²82.2%
Freihaltezone kommunal140.08 km²7.1%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten130.06 km²38.5%
Gewässer40.24 km²25.0%
Bahnareal1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Strassen (HLS)10.08 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 867 buildings with 939 dwellings here; 384 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
867
Dwellings
939
Single-family houses
384
Building volume
969’827 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential525
  • Mixed use9
  • Non-residential272
  • Other61

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192085
  • 1920-194513
  • 1946-196056
  • 1961-1980144
  • 1981-2000137
  • 2001-201069
  • 2011-202060
  • 2021 and later16
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Laufen-Uhwiesen

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