Zernez
Municipality in the canton of Graubünden · FSO no. 3746
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’209 parcels in Zernez, covering 344 km². 32.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’271 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’209
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 344 km²
4.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’271 m²
Canton: 1’110 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 32.8%
Canton: 38.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1965
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Zernez
Zernez ranks 38th of 100 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 4.9% of its area. The median parcel in Zernez measures 2’271 m², larger than the canton median of 1’110 m². Zernez is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 32.8% of its parcels have a building, against 38.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.4%), Zona d'agricultura (10.2%) and Forstwirtschaftszone (9.2%). In total, Zernez uses 36 zone designations.
According to the building register, Zernez has 888 buildings with 1’336 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 46.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 18.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (39% of them), and 14.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 724 (32.8%)Unbuilt: 1’485 (67.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 694 | 24.71 km² | 12.2% |
| Zona d'agricultura | 226 | 2.67 km² | 8.8% |
| Forstwirtschaftszone | 204 | 15.44 km² | 20.6% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 155 | 0.13 km² | 85.8% |
| Zone übriges Gemeindegebiet, ES III | 152 | 44.46 km² | 14.5% |
| Dorfzone | 114 | 0.09 km² | 70.2% |
| Dorfzone 2 (Alter Dorfteil, nach Brand) | 98 | 0.07 km² | 88.8% |
| Zona dal cumün vegl | 76 | 0.06 km² | 77.6% |
| Zona da god | 73 | 2.69 km² | 8.2% |
| Ulteriur territori da cumün | 65 | 40.35 km² | 23.1% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 64 | 83.47 km² | 23.4% |
| Dorfzone 1 (Alter Dorfteil, vor Brand) | 61 | 0.04 km² | 78.7% |
| Other zones (24 labels) | 227 | 129.84 km² | 49.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 888 buildings with 1’336 dwellings here; 240 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 888
- Dwellings
- 1’336
- Single-family houses
- 240
- Building volume
- 1.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Zernez
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