Hohenrain
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1032
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’859 parcels in Hohenrain, covering 23.5 km². 39.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’367 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’859
- 1.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 23.5 km²
1.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 3’367 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 39.5%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1993
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Hohenrain
Hohenrain ranks 24th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.5% of the canton's parcels on 1.6% of its area. The median parcel in Hohenrain measures 3’367 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Hohenrain is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 39.5% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (36.7%), Wald (31.6%) and 2-geschossige Wohnzone a (11.2%). In total, Hohenrain uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Hohenrain has 1’577 buildings with 1’080 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 53.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (38% of them), and 29.1% 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: 735 (39.5%)Unbuilt: 1’124 (60.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 683 | 18.65 km² | 31.9% |
| Wald | 588 | 3.49 km² | 2.2% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone a | 208 | 0.15 km² | 89.4% |
| Dorfzone A | 155 | 0.13 km² | 91.6% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone für verdichtete Bauweise | 62 | 0.03 km² | 91.9% |
| Arbeitszone ES III | 25 | 0.06 km² | 88.0% |
| Übriges Gebiet A | 22 | 0.46 km² | 13.6% |
| Landhauszone | 17 | 0.01 km² | 88.2% |
| Weilerzone | 17 | 0.02 km² | 82.4% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 16 | 0.15 km² | 81.3% |
| Übriges Gebiet B | 15 | 0.06 km² | 86.7% |
| Dorfzone C | 13 | 0.02 km² | 84.6% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 38 | 0.30 km² | 73.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’577 buildings with 1’080 dwellings here; 431 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’577
- Dwellings
- 1’080
- Single-family houses
- 431
- Building volume
- 1.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Hohenrain
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