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Ettiswil

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1128

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

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The parcel data lists 1’349 parcels in Ettiswil, covering 12.6 km². 53.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’696 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’349
1.1% of the canton
Total area
12.6 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
1’696 m²

Canton: 1’199 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
53.5%

Canton: 63.1%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1993

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Ettiswil

Ettiswil ranks 33rd of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Ettiswil measures 1’696 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Ettiswil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 53.5% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (37.1%), Wohnzone 2 dicht (11.3%) and Wald (11.2%). In total, Ettiswil uses 27 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ettiswil has 1’253 buildings with 1’275 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 45.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.7% of them), and 35% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 722 (53.5%)Unbuilt: 627 (46.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone5009.06 km²28.6%
Wohnzone 2 dicht1520.09 km²92.1%
Wald1512.07 km²4.0%
Wohnzone 3 niedrig930.06 km²94.6%
Wohnzone 2 normal920.06 km²91.3%
Kernzone Ettiswil720.07 km²88.9%
Arbeitszone III540.09 km²92.6%
Verkehrszone360.10 km²2.8%
Wohnzone 3 dicht320.04 km²90.6%
Kernzone Kottwil300.04 km²96.7%
Dorfzone Ausserdorf260.08 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Zwecke180.05 km²83.3%
Other zones (15 labels)930.76 km²50.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’253 buildings with 1’275 dwellings here; 355 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’253
Dwellings
1’275
Single-family houses
355
Building volume
1.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential612
  • Mixed use18
  • Non-residential572
  • Other51

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192031
  • 1920-194555
  • 1946-196034
  • 1961-1980118
  • 1981-2000200
  • 2001-2010129
  • 2011-202098
  • 2021 and later26
  • Unknown year31

Maps and geodata for Ettiswil

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