Walchwil
Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1710
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Walchwil centerThe parcel data lists 1’396 parcels in Walchwil, covering 15.9 km². 65.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 759 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’396
- 5.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 15.9 km²
- 6.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 759 m²
- Canton: 854 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 65.7%
- Canton: 63.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1983
- Canton: 1985
- Switzerland: 1975
About Walchwil
Walchwil ranks 9th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Zug by number of parcels and holds 5.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 6.7% of their area. The median parcel in Walchwil measures 759 m², about the same as the canton median of 854 m². Walchwil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 65.7% of its parcels have a building, against 63.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 1 (29.2%), Landwirtschaftszone (20.1%) and Wohnzone 2 (19.6%). In total, Walchwil uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Walchwil has 1’443 buildings with 1’935 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 48.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 32.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.2% of them), and 24.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1985).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 917 (65.7%)
Unbuilt: 479 (34.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 1 | 408 | 0.39 km² | 77.9% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 281 | 9.10 km² | 41.3% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 273 | 0.24 km² | 87.9% |
| Bauzone mit speziellen Vorschriften Seeufer | 70 | 0.02 km² | 67.1% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2 | 66 | 0.05 km² | 69.7% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 57 | 0.11 km² | 5.3% |
| Wald | 56 | 3.02 km² | 28.6% |
| Kernzone | 52 | 0.03 km² | 76.9% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 38 | 0.03 km² | 84.2% |
| Zone des oeffentlichen Interesses für Bauten und Anlagen | 28 | 0.05 km² | 67.9% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 26 | 0.02 km² | 76.9% |
| Naturschutzzone kantonal | 19 | 0.30 km² | 57.9% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 22 | 2.51 km² | 40.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’443 buildings with 1’935 dwellings here; 396 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’443
- Dwellings
- 1’935
- Single-family houses
- 396
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Walchwil
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Walchwil. 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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