Oberkirch
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1095
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’041 parcels in Oberkirch, covering 11 km². 70.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’039 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’041
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 11 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’039 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.8%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1997
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Oberkirch
Oberkirch 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 Oberkirch measures 1’039 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’199 m². Oberkirch is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone ohne Verdichtung (16.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (15.6%) and Landhauszone (12.7%). In total, Oberkirch uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberkirch has 1’296 buildings with 2’228 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 38.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.8% of them), and 36.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1997, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 737 (70.8%)Unbuilt: 304 (29.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone ohne Verdichtung | 171 | 0.13 km² | 93.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 162 | 5.26 km² | 56.2% |
| Landhauszone | 132 | 0.11 km² | 95.5% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 84 | 0.14 km² | 88.1% |
| Uebriges Gebiet C (kantonale Schutzzone) | 79 | 0.89 km² | 35.4% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone mit Verdichtung | 75 | 0.05 km² | 93.3% |
| Spezielle Wohnzone | 57 | 0.09 km² | 87.7% |
| Wald | 53 | 0.60 km² | 5.7% |
| Uebriges Gebiet A | 46 | 2.07 km² | 13.0% |
| Zone für Sport- und Freizeitanlagen | 38 | 0.98 km² | 44.7% |
| Dorfzone A | 31 | 0.04 km² | 96.8% |
| Geschäfts- und Wohnzone | 29 | 0.05 km² | 93.1% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 84 | 0.58 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’296 buildings with 2’228 dwellings here; 412 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’296
- Dwellings
- 2’228
- Single-family houses
- 412
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Oberkirch
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