Wald (ZH)
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 120
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Wald (ZH) centerThe parcel data lists 4’542 parcels in Wald (ZH), covering 25.3 km². 52.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 951 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’542
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 25.3 km²
- 1.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 951 m²
- Canton: 815 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 52.4%
- Canton: 56.7%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1964
- Canton: 1977
- Switzerland: 1975
About Wald (ZH)
Wald (ZH) ranks 12th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.5% of its area. The median parcel in Wald (ZH) measures 951 m², larger than the canton median of 815 m². Wald (ZH) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 52.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (35.5%), Wald (11.8%) and Kernzone I (11%). In total, Wald (ZH) uses 23 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wald (ZH) has 3’860 buildings with 5’095 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (31.3% of them), and 16.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1964, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’380 (52.4%)
Unbuilt: 2’162 (47.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’612 | 16.21 km² | 39.8% |
| Wald | 536 | 6.24 km² | 7.6% |
| Kernzone I | 500 | 0.40 km² | 71.0% |
| Wohnzone 1.4 | 407 | 0.36 km² | 77.4% |
| Wohnzone 1.8 | 240 | 0.28 km² | 81.7% |
| Wohnzone 1.1 | 177 | 0.15 km² | 86.4% |
| Wohnzone G 2.0 | 163 | 0.15 km² | 74.8% |
| Kernzone W | 158 | 0.15 km² | 75.9% |
| Wohnzone 2.4 | 136 | 0.13 km² | 66.2% |
| Kernzone II | 113 | 0.07 km² | 76.1% |
| Gewässer | 105 | 0.15 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohnzone G 2.8 | 90 | 0.09 km² | 76.7% |
| Other zones (11 labels) | 305 | 0.88 km² | 62.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’860 buildings with 5’095 dwellings here; 1’195 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’860
- Dwellings
- 5’095
- Single-family houses
- 1’195
- Building volume
- 5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Wald (ZH)
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Wald (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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