Ruswil
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1098
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’570 parcels in Ruswil, covering 45.3 km². 60.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’971 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’570
- 2.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 45.3 km²
3.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’971 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 60.5%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1990
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Ruswil
Ruswil ranks 10th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 2.1% of the canton's parcels on 3.1% of its area. The median parcel in Ruswil measures 1’971 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Ruswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.5% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (32.5%), Zweigeschossige Wohnzone (23.4%) and Wald (18.9%). In total, Ruswil uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Ruswil has 3’332 buildings with 3’425 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 46.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.4% of them), and 30.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1990, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’556 (60.5%)Unbuilt: 1’014 (39.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 835 | 36.69 km² | 53.5% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone | 602 | 0.44 km² | 88.2% |
| Wald | 486 | 5.98 km² | 8.6% |
| Dreigeschossige Wohnzone | 121 | 0.10 km² | 93.4% |
| Arbeitszone | 72 | 0.27 km² | 80.6% |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone C | 66 | 0.05 km² | 81.8% |
| Dreigeschossige Gewerbe- und Wohnzone A | 52 | 0.07 km² | 88.5% |
| Viergeschossige Wohnzone | 52 | 0.10 km² | 94.2% |
| Dorfzone I Ruswil | 44 | 0.02 km² | 88.6% |
| Dorfzone II Ruswil | 41 | 0.04 km² | 87.8% |
| Übriges Gebiet A | 37 | 0.53 km² | 5.4% |
| Dorfzone Werthenstein | 28 | 0.03 km² | 96.4% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 134 | 0.96 km² | 83.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’332 buildings with 3’425 dwellings here; 627 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’332
- Dwellings
- 3’425
- Single-family houses
- 627
- Building volume
- 4.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Ruswil
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