Buchrain
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1052
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’478 parcels in Buchrain, covering 4.8 km². 78% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 700 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’478
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.8 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 700 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 78%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1994
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Buchrain
Buchrain ranks 28th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Buchrain measures 700 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’199 m². Buchrain is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 78% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone C (48%), Wohnzone A (7.8%) and Landwirtschaftszone (7%). In total, Buchrain uses 26 zone designations.
According to the building register, Buchrain has 1’744 buildings with 3’029 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (38% of them), and 36.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1994, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’153 (78%)Unbuilt: 325 (22%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone C | 709 | 0.49 km² | 94.5% |
| Wohnzone A | 115 | 0.20 km² | 87.8% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 104 | 1.54 km² | 20.2% |
| Wohnzone B | 96 | 0.11 km² | 91.7% |
| Erhaltungszone Wohnen | 95 | 0.04 km² | 96.8% |
| Arbeitszone A | 72 | 0.40 km² | 80.6% |
| Verkehrszone | 67 | 0.18 km² | 10.4% |
| Wald | 57 | 0.60 km² | 0.0% |
| Dorfkernzone Haslirain | 23 | 0.01 km² | 87.0% |
| Dorfkernzone Buchrain Dorf | 16 | 0.02 km² | 87.5% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone A | 15 | 0.05 km² | 73.3% |
| Zone fuer Sport- und Freizeitanlagen | 14 | 0.13 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (14 labels) | 95 | 1.08 km² | 67.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’744 buildings with 3’029 dwellings here; 693 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’744
- Dwellings
- 3’029
- Single-family houses
- 693
- Building volume
- 2.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Buchrain
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