Risch

Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1707

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

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The parcel data lists 1’778 parcels in Risch, covering 23 km². 66.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’210 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’778
7.2% of the canton
Total area
23 km²
9.6% of the canton
Median area
1’210 m²
Canton: 854 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
66.8%
Canton: 63.6%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1993
Canton: 1985
Switzerland: 1975

About Risch

Risch ranks 7th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Zug by number of parcels and holds 7.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 9.6% of their area. The median parcel in Risch measures 1’210 m², larger than the canton median of 854 m². Risch is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 66.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (19.2%), Wohnzone D (13.4%) and Wohnzone C (12.1%). In total, Risch uses 40 zone designations.

According to the building register, Risch has 1’967 buildings with 5’234 dwellings, 2.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 49.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 39% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (34.9% of them), and 33.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1985).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’187 (66.8%)

Unbuilt: 591 (33.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone3417.77 km²54.8%
Wohnzone D2380.18 km²87.4%
Wohnzone C2150.15 km²89.8%
Wald1461.83 km²4.1%
Wohnzone F1030.14 km²86.4%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone920.10 km²91.3%
Wohnzone E870.17 km²94.3%
Arbeits- und Dienstleistungszone860.46 km²72.1%
Verkehrsflaeche810.65 km²3.7%
Wohnzone B660.08 km²89.4%
Wohnzone A510.11 km²76.5%
Bauzone mit speziellen Vorschriften Volumenerthalt (BsV9 ES III)360.08 km²80.6%
Other zones (28 labels)23611.25 km²61.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’967 buildings with 5’234 dwellings here; 553 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’967
Dwellings
5’234
Single-family houses
553
Building volume
6.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’111
  • Mixed use81
  • Non-residential768
  • Other7

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192048
  • 1920-194538
  • 1946-196047
  • 1961-1980204
  • 1981-2000414
  • 2001-2010265
  • 2011-2020108
  • 2021 and later26
  • Unknown year37

Maps and geodata for Risch

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