Wädenswil
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 293
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Wädenswil centerThe parcel data lists 7’542 parcels in Wädenswil, covering 91.6 km². 55.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 890 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 7’542
- 1.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 91.6 km²
- 5.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 890 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 55.2%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1977
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Wädenswil
Wädenswil ranks 4th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.9% of the canton's parcels on 5.3% of its area. The median parcel in Wädenswil measures 890 m², about the same as the canton median of 815 m². Wädenswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.2% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (31.1%), Wohnzone 2/40% (15.9%) and Wald (9.3%). In total, Wädenswil uses 48 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wädenswil has 6’745 buildings with 12’816 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 56.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.1% of them), and 17.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 4’160 (55.2%)
Unbuilt: 3’382 (44.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 2’342 | 23.71 km² | 36.0% |
| Wohnzone 2/40% | 1’199 | 0.85 km² | 83.2% |
| Wald | 701 | 4.25 km² | 3.1% |
| Wohnzone 2/30% | 615 | 0.50 km² | 78.7% |
| Wohnzone 3/55% | 537 | 0.82 km² | 73.4% |
| Kernzone B | 432 | 0.30 km² | 73.1% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig A | 168 | 0.12 km² | 83.3% |
| Kernzone C | 120 | 0.10 km² | 75.0% |
| Wohnzone G3/55% | 116 | 0.14 km² | 68.1% |
| Kernzone A | 99 | 0.11 km² | 73.7% |
| Industriezone A | 97 | 0.31 km² | 64.9% |
| Gewässer | 95 | 56.46 km² | 24.2% |
| Other zones (36 labels) | 1’021 | 3.89 km² | 62.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 6’745 buildings with 12’816 dwellings here; 2’128 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 6’745
- Dwellings
- 12’816
- Single-family houses
- 2’128
- Building volume
- 11.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Wädenswil
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Wädenswil. 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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