Willisau
Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1151
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’271 parcels in Willisau, covering 47.3 km². 60.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’494 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’271
- 2.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 47.3 km²
3.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’494 m²
Canton: 1’199 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 60.8%
Canton: 63.1%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1987
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Willisau
Willisau ranks 7th of 79 municipalities in the canton of Lucerne by number of parcels and holds 2.7% of the canton's parcels on 3.2% of its area. The median parcel in Willisau measures 1’494 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Willisau is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.8% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (L) (18.7%), Wald (15.7%) and Landwirtschaftszone (5.7%). In total, Willisau uses 49 zone designations.
According to the building register, Willisau has 3’955 buildings with 4’416 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 49.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.6% of them), and 29.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’988 (60.8%)Unbuilt: 1’283 (39.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone (L) | 613 | 29.69 km² | 59.2% |
| Wald | 514 | 10.43 km² | 9.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 187 | 3.34 km² | 36.9% |
| Wohnzone 3a (W3a) | 155 | 0.17 km² | 90.3% |
| Wohnzone 1c (W1c) | 148 | 0.13 km² | 96.6% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse (V) | 144 | 0.21 km² | 10.4% |
| Wohnzone 1b (W1b) | 144 | 0.12 km² | 96.5% |
| Wohnzone 1a (W1a) | 122 | 0.08 km² | 96.7% |
| Kernzone C (KC) | 112 | 0.11 km² | 89.3% |
| Kernzone B (KB) | 108 | 0.06 km² | 90.7% |
| zweigeschossige Wohnzone | 91 | 0.07 km² | 86.8% |
| Arbeitszone (AIII) | 87 | 0.35 km² | 75.9% |
| Other zones (37 labels) | 846 | 2.51 km² | 71.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’955 buildings with 4’416 dwellings here; 917 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’955
- Dwellings
- 4’416
- Single-family houses
- 917
- Building volume
- 5.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Willisau
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