Churwalden
Municipality in the canton of Graubünden · FSO no. 3911
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’850 parcels in Churwalden, covering 48.5 km². 59.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’215 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’850
- 1.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 48.5 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’215 m²
Canton: 1’110 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 59.3%
Canton: 38.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1971
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Churwalden
Churwalden ranks 25th of 100 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Churwalden measures 1’215 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’110 m². Churwalden is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 59.3% of its parcels have a building, against 38.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (41.1%), Wohnzone 2 (13.8%) and Wald (13.7%). In total, Churwalden uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Churwalden has 2’419 buildings with 2’713 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.8% of them), and 17% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’691 (59.3%)Unbuilt: 1’159 (40.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’172 | 25.02 km² | 48.3% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 393 | 0.34 km² | 85.5% |
| Wald | 391 | 20.71 km² | 24.6% |
| Kernzone A | 249 | 0.18 km² | 80.7% |
| Wohnzone 2A | 169 | 0.21 km² | 81.7% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 128 | 0.17 km² | 85.9% |
| Dorfzone | 79 | 0.07 km² | 78.5% |
| Kernzone B | 60 | 0.06 km² | 95.0% |
| Zone übriges Gemeindegebiet | 60 | 1.13 km² | 36.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 35 | 0.12 km² | 68.6% |
| Von Regierung/Departement nicht genehmigte Zone | 19 | 0.03 km² | 73.7% |
| Gewerbemischzone | 18 | 0.04 km² | 83.3% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 77 | 0.45 km² | 64.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’419 buildings with 2’713 dwellings here; 854 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’419
- Dwellings
- 2’713
- Single-family houses
- 854
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Churwalden
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