Malters
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1062
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’301 parcels in Malters, covering 28.6 km². 65.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’402 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’301
- 1.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 28.6 km²
1.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’402 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65.8%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Malters
Malters ranks 15th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1.9% of the canton's parcels on 1.9% of its area. The median parcel in Malters measures 1’402 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Malters is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 65.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (LW) (31.3%), Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A (W2A) (17.8%) and Wald (12%). In total, Malters uses 23 zone designations.
According to the building register, Malters has 2’823 buildings with 3’628 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 51.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 46.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27% of them), and 29.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’513 (65.8%)Unbuilt: 788 (34.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone (LW) | 721 | 20.32 km² | 53.8% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A (W2A) | 410 | 0.32 km² | 91.2% |
| Wald | 275 | 4.85 km² | 13.5% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone B (W2B) | 239 | 0.19 km² | 85.4% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohnzone (W3) | 117 | 0.15 km² | 90.6% |
| Weilerzone (W) | 104 | 0.15 km² | 84.6% |
| Kernzone (K) | 90 | 0.09 km² | 87.8% |
| Arbeitszone IV (A III) | 64 | 0.24 km² | 78.1% |
| Viergeschossige Wohnzone (W4) | 57 | 0.11 km² | 89.5% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohn- und Arbeitszone (WA3) | 46 | 0.05 km² | 80.4% |
| Übriges Gebiet A (ÜG A) | 40 | 0.93 km² | 15.0% |
| Arbeitszone III (A III) | 32 | 0.09 km² | 75.0% |
| Other zones (11 labels) | 106 | 1.12 km² | 65.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’823 buildings with 3’628 dwellings here; 675 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’823
- Dwellings
- 3’628
- Single-family houses
- 675
- Building volume
- 3.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Malters
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