Buochs
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1502
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’164 parcels in Buochs, covering 12.1 km². 79.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 776 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’164
- 9.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.1 km²
4.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 776 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 79.6%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Buochs
Buochs ranks 5th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 9.5% of the canton's parcels on 4.3% of its area. The median parcel in Buochs measures 776 m², about the same as the canton median of 859 m². Buochs is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 79.6% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 14 (20.9%), Landwirtschaftszone (17.5%) and Wohnzone 11 (15.4%). In total, Buochs uses 29 zone designations.
According to the building register, Buochs has 1’429 buildings with 2’747 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings hold several dwellings: single-family houses make up only 29.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 33% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.6% of them), and 24.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1981).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 927 (79.6%)Unbuilt: 237 (20.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 14 | 243 | 0.18 km² | 94.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 204 | 5.01 km² | 55.4% |
| Wohnzone 11 | 179 | 0.14 km² | 95.5% |
| Wohnzone 10 | 95 | 0.07 km² | 91.6% |
| Wohnzone 16 | 72 | 0.08 km² | 97.2% |
| Kernzone 14b | 68 | 0.04 km² | 97.1% |
| Verkehrszone | 66 | 0.10 km² | 9.1% |
| Kernzone 14a | 46 | 0.03 km² | 97.8% |
| Wohnzone 6.5a | 25 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 22 | 0.08 km² | 63.6% |
| Gewerbezone 14a | 20 | 0.04 km² | 95.0% |
| Kernzone 12 | 19 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (17 labels) | 105 | 6.27 km² | 59.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’429 buildings with 2’747 dwellings here; 250 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’429
- Dwellings
- 2’747
- Single-family houses
- 250
- Building volume
- 2.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Buochs
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Buochs. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
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