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Pfaffnau

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1139

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

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The parcel data lists 1’175 parcels in Pfaffnau, covering 17.7 km². 61.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’503 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’175
1% of the canton
Total area
17.7 km²

1.2% of the canton

Median area
1’503 m²

Canton: 1’199 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
61.8%

Canton: 63.1%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Pfaffnau

Pfaffnau ranks 36th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 1.2% of its area. The median parcel in Pfaffnau measures 1’503 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Pfaffnau is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 61.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (38.7%), Wohnzone A (23.6%) and Wohnzone B (8.3%). In total, Pfaffnau uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Pfaffnau has 1’332 buildings with 1’406 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.4% of them), and 31.5% 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: 726 (61.8%)Unbuilt: 449 (38.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone45511.43 km²43.1%
Wohnzone A2770.23 km²91.7%
Wohnzone B980.09 km²90.8%
Kernzone610.08 km²90.2%
Wald614.07 km²14.8%
Verkehrszone460.09 km²4.3%
Arbeitszone280.11 km²71.4%
Mischzone260.03 km²96.2%
Dorfzone Sagen240.04 km²95.8%
Wohnzone C180.02 km²94.4%
Übriges Gebiet A Gewässer130.05 km²7.7%
Übriges Gebiet C130.61 km²53.8%
Other zones (8 labels)550.86 km²50.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’332 buildings with 1’406 dwellings here; 417 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’332
Dwellings
1’406
Single-family houses
417
Building volume
1.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential640
  • Mixed use29
  • Non-residential621
  • Other42

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192027
  • 1920-194557
  • 1946-196046
  • 1961-1980123
  • 1981-2000206
  • 2001-2010106
  • 2011-2020106
  • 2021 and later17
  • Unknown year38

Maps and geodata for Pfaffnau

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