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Dallenwil

Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1503

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

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The parcel data lists 792 parcels in Dallenwil, covering 15.5 km². 75.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 817 m².

Key figures

Parcels
792
6.5% of the canton
Total area
15.5 km²

5.6% of the canton

Median area
817 m²

Canton: 859 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
75.1%

Canton: 74.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1977

Canton: 1981

Switzerland: 1976

About Dallenwil

Dallenwil ranks 10th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 6.5% of the canton's parcels on 5.6% of its area. The median parcel in Dallenwil measures 817 m², about the same as the canton median of 859 m². Dallenwil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 75.1% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (29.7%), Zweigeschossige Ferienhauszone Wirzweli (16.9%) and Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A (13.3%). In total, Dallenwil uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Dallenwil has 1’009 buildings with 1’017 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 43.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (34.1% of them), and 25.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1981).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 595 (75.1%)Unbuilt: 197 (24.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone2356.06 km²65.1%
Zweigeschossige Ferienhauszone Wirzweli1340.09 km²91.0%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A1050.08 km²92.4%
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone770.07 km²98.7%
Wald357.03 km²25.7%
Übriges Gemeindegebiet350.37 km²5.7%
Eingeschossige Ferienhauszone Wirzweli220.01 km²90.9%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone B in landschaftlich empfindlicher Lage200.01 km²90.0%
Alpwirtschaftszone191.48 km²73.7%
Dorfzone150.01 km²93.3%
Viergeschossige Wohnzone150.02 km²86.7%
Zone für Sport- und Freizeitanlagen150.04 km²80.0%
Other zones (9 labels)650.24 km²69.2%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’009 buildings with 1’017 dwellings here; 270 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’009
Dwellings
1’017
Single-family houses
270
Building volume
891’083 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential498
  • Mixed use37
  • Non-residential436
  • Other38

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192080
  • 1920-194516
  • 1946-196035
  • 1961-1980203
  • 1981-2000103
  • 2001-201068
  • 2011-202068
  • 2021 and later16
  • Unknown year6

Maps and geodata for Dallenwil

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