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Glarus Nord

Municipality in the canton of Glarus · FSO no. 1630

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 8’722 parcels in Glarus Nord, covering 151.6 km². 70.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 590 m².

Key figures

Parcels
8’722
35.4% of the canton
Total area
151.6 km²

22.1% of the canton

Median area
590 m²

Canton: 555 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
70.2%

Canton: 69.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Glarus Nord

Glarus Nord ranks 2nd of 3 municipalities in the canton of Glarus by number of parcels and holds 35.4% of the canton's parcels on 22.1% of its area. The median parcel in Glarus Nord measures 590 m², about the same as the canton median of 555 m². Glarus Nord is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 70.2% of its parcels have a building, against 69.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dorfkernzone (15.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (13.4%) and Wohnzone 2 (8.7%). In total, Glarus Nord uses 68 zone designations.

According to the building register, Glarus Nord has 9’839 buildings with 10’146 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.4% of them), and 19% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 6’123 (70.2%)Unbuilt: 2’599 (29.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Dorfkernzone1’3460.65 km²79.0%
Landwirtschaftszone1’16528.72 km²53.2%
Wohnzone 27630.54 km²89.4%
Kernzone4750.20 km²78.1%
Wald45142.52 km²22.8%
Wohnzone (mit kleinem Bonus)3920.31 km²84.4%
Wohnzone mit kleinem Bonus3700.22 km²88.4%
Wohnzone 2 Geschosse3290.27 km²84.2%
Landwirtschafts- und Alpwirtschaftszone3066.98 km²52.3%
Dorfzone3010.10 km²88.0%
Zone übriges Gemeindegebiet (Strasse)2891.42 km²12.5%
Wohnzone mit hohem Bonus2640.26 km²87.1%
Other zones (56 labels)2’27169.41 km²73.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 9’839 buildings with 10’146 dwellings here; 3’975 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
9’839
Dwellings
10’146
Single-family houses
3’975
Building volume
13.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential5’099
  • Mixed use227
  • Non-residential4’278
  • Other235

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920873
  • 1920-1945419
  • 1946-1960474
  • 1961-19801’104
  • 1981-20001’864
  • 2001-2010644
  • 2011-2020373
  • 2021 and later148
  • Unknown year224

Maps and geodata for Glarus Nord

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