Emmen
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1024
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 3’964 parcels in Emmen, covering 20.5 km². 78.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 888 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’964
- 3.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 20.5 km²
1.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 888 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 78.8%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1987
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Emmen
Emmen ranks 3rd of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 3.3% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Emmen measures 888 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’199 m². Emmen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 78.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone (23.3%), 3-geschossige Wohnzone (21.9%) and 2-geschossige Wohnzone für verdichtete Bauweise (10.9%). In total, Emmen uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Emmen has 5’761 buildings with 15’713 dwellings, 2.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 43% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 35.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (34.2% of them), and 22.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’124 (78.8%)Unbuilt: 840 (21.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone | 923 | 0.70 km² | 94.0% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 868 | 1.22 km² | 89.6% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone für verdichtete Bauweise | 432 | 0.30 km² | 84.7% |
| 4-geschossige Wohnzone | 340 | 0.46 km² | 90.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 253 | 8.14 km² | 45.5% |
| Arbeitszone | 238 | 1.86 km² | 78.2% |
| Wald | 214 | 3.24 km² | 9.8% |
| Spezielle Wohnzone | 148 | 0.44 km² | 85.1% |
| Übriges Gebiet A | 81 | 1.15 km² | 22.2% |
| 4-geschossige Wohn- / Gewerbezone | 69 | 0.10 km² | 76.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 66 | 1.08 km² | 78.8% |
| 6-geschossige Kernzone | 54 | 0.06 km² | 72.2% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 278 | 1.79 km² | 70.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 5’761 buildings with 15’713 dwellings here; 1’319 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 5’761
- Dwellings
- 15’713
- Single-family houses
- 1’319
- Building volume
- 12.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Emmen
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