Richterswil
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 138
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Richterswil centerThe parcel data lists 3’319 parcels in Richterswil, covering 7.5 km². 71.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 614 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’319
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.5 km²
- 0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 614 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 71.5%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1981
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Richterswil
Richterswil ranks 27th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Richterswil measures 614 m², smaller than the canton median of 815 m². Richterswil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 71.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zweigeschossige Wohnzone (39.8%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (14.1%) and Dreigeschossige Wohnzone (12.1%). In total, Richterswil uses 19 zone designations.
According to the building register, Richterswil has 3’595 buildings with 6’853 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63%). Non-residential buildings account for 26.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.2% of them), and 23.5% 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: 2’373 (71.5%)
Unbuilt: 946 (28.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone | 1’320 | 1.13 km² | 82.8% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 468 | 3.63 km² | 35.9% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohnzone | 402 | 0.34 km² | 85.3% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung | 367 | 0.36 km² | 82.0% |
| Kernzone A | 304 | 0.17 km² | 73.4% |
| Kernzone B | 101 | 0.12 km² | 63.4% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 54 | 0.35 km² | 46.3% |
| Wald | 51 | 0.40 km² | 7.8% |
| Industriezone | 50 | 0.18 km² | 76.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten B | 46 | 0.17 km² | 65.2% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung | 44 | 0.07 km² | 79.5% |
| Erholungszone | 39 | 0.20 km² | 51.3% |
| Other zones (7 labels) | 73 | 0.40 km² | 39.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’595 buildings with 6’853 dwellings here; 1’535 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’595
- Dwellings
- 6’853
- Single-family houses
- 1’535
- Building volume
- 5.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Richterswil
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Richterswil. 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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