Emmetten
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1504
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’037 parcels in Emmetten, covering 28.6 km². 68.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 788 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’037
- 8.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 28.6 km²
10.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 788 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 68.6%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1977
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Emmetten
Emmetten ranks 7th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 8.5% of the canton's parcels on 10.3% of its area. The median parcel in Emmetten measures 788 m², about the same as the canton median of 859 m². Emmetten is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.6% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (28.2%), Wohnzone W2B (18.8%) and Ferienhauszone (9.5%). In total, Emmetten uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Emmetten has 1’040 buildings with 1’322 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27.8% of them), and 22.5% 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: 711 (68.6%)Unbuilt: 326 (31.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 292 | 20.74 km² | 62.0% |
| Wohnzone W2B | 195 | 0.15 km² | 75.4% |
| Ferienhauszone | 98 | 0.06 km² | 90.8% |
| Wohnzone W2C | 98 | 0.07 km² | 84.7% |
| Wald | 76 | 3.34 km² | 26.3% |
| Dorfzone D3A | 46 | 0.03 km² | 80.4% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 41 | 0.05 km² | 78.0% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 37 | 0.14 km² | 13.5% |
| Wohnzone W2A1 | 31 | 0.03 km² | 87.1% |
| Kernzone | 30 | 0.04 km² | 73.3% |
| Dorfzone D3B | 24 | 0.01 km² | 87.5% |
| Übriges Gebiet ÜG | 12 | 0.08 km² | 58.3% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 57 | 3.88 km² | 70.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’040 buildings with 1’322 dwellings here; 299 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’040
- Dwellings
- 1’322
- Single-family houses
- 299
- Building volume
- 738’721 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Emmetten
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