Knutwil
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1089
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Knutwil center
The parcel data lists 1’126 parcels in Knutwil, covering 9.7 km². 58.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’245 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’126
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.7 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’245 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 58.6%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1993
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Knutwil
Knutwil is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Knutwil measures 1’245 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’199 m². Knutwil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 58.6% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone (36%), Landwirtschaftszone (28.6%) and Wald (11.7%). In total, Knutwil uses 23 zone designations.
According to the building register, Knutwil has 1’053 buildings with 1’161 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.9% of them), and 38.6% 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: 660 (58.6%)Unbuilt: 466 (41.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone | 405 | 0.32 km² | 91.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 322 | 6.99 km² | 31.7% |
| Wald | 132 | 1.51 km² | 2.3% |
| Uebriges Gebiet A | 48 | 0.41 km² | 6.3% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 41 | 0.05 km² | 92.7% |
| Kernzone St. Erhard | 27 | 0.02 km² | 88.9% |
| Arbeitszone A | 21 | 0.06 km² | 85.7% |
| Dorfzone St. Erhard | 19 | 0.02 km² | 94.7% |
| Kernzone West St. Erhard | 17 | 0.01 km² | 70.6% |
| Dorfzone Knutwil | 14 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Uebriges Gebiet B | 12 | 0.08 km² | 58.3% |
| 1-geschossige Wohnzone | 11 | 0.01 km² | 81.8% |
| Other zones (11 labels) | 57 | 0.25 km² | 73.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’053 buildings with 1’161 dwellings here; 376 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’053
- Dwellings
- 1’161
- Single-family houses
- 376
- Building volume
- 1.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Knutwil
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