Oberembrach
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 65
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Oberembrach centerThe parcel data lists 1’019 parcels in Oberembrach, covering 10.3 km². 33.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’432 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’019
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 10.3 km²
- 0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’432 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 33.9%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1978
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Oberembrach
Oberembrach ranks 125th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Oberembrach measures 1’432 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Oberembrach is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (54.8%), Wald (19%) and Wohnzone 1.7 (9.6%). In total, Oberembrach uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberembrach has 586 buildings with 540 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 45.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (25.8% of them), and 18.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 345 (33.9%)
Unbuilt: 674 (66.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 558 | 6.91 km² | 20.1% |
| Wald | 194 | 3.08 km² | 7.2% |
| Wohnzone 1.7 | 98 | 0.08 km² | 84.7% |
| Kernzone A | 94 | 0.08 km² | 81.9% |
| Wohnzone 2.4 | 27 | 0.03 km² | 96.3% |
| Kernzone B | 24 | 0.03 km² | 75.0% |
| Kernzone C | 8 | < 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Wohnzone 1.2 | 8 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Strassen (weitere) | 6 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
| Gewässer | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten B | 1 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 586 buildings with 540 dwellings here; 179 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 586
- Dwellings
- 540
- Single-family houses
- 179
- Building volume
- 718’369 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Oberembrach
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Oberembrach. 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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