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Grosswangen

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1086

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

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The parcel data lists 1’339 parcels in Grosswangen, covering 19.7 km². 57.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’319 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’339
1.1% of the canton
Total area
19.7 km²

1.3% of the canton

Median area
3’319 m²

Canton: 1’199 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
57.7%

Canton: 63.1%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1991

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Grosswangen

Grosswangen ranks 34th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.3% of its area. The median parcel in Grosswangen measures 3’319 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Grosswangen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 57.7% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (43.2%), Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A (11.7%) and Wald (10.6%). In total, Grosswangen uses 23 zone designations.

According to the building register, Grosswangen has 1’574 buildings with 1’529 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 55.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 51.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27% of them), and 32.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1991, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 773 (57.7%)Unbuilt: 566 (42.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone57916.13 km²43.2%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A1560.17 km²92.9%
Wald1422.09 km²4.2%
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone B930.07 km²89.2%
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone A800.08 km²86.3%
Dreigeschossige Arbeits- und Wohnezone500.07 km²86.0%
Kernzone480.06 km²85.4%
Weilerzone420.07 km²97.6%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone B400.03 km²87.5%
Arbeitszone280.08 km²78.6%
Zone für öffentliche Zwecke130.07 km²69.2%
Übriges Gebiet C120.17 km²0.0%
Other zones (11 labels)560.63 km²51.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’574 buildings with 1’529 dwellings here; 384 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’574
Dwellings
1’529
Single-family houses
384
Building volume
2.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential691
  • Mixed use31
  • Non-residential807
  • Other45

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192041
  • 1920-194580
  • 1946-196040
  • 1961-1980121
  • 1981-2000209
  • 2001-2010119
  • 2011-2020114
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year28

Maps and geodata for Grosswangen

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