Hergiswil (NW)
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1507
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’312 parcels in Hergiswil (NW), covering 17 km². 75.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 894 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’312
- 10.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 17 km²
6.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 894 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 75.5%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1982
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Hergiswil (NW)
Hergiswil (NW) ranks 4th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 10.7% of the canton's parcels on 6.1% of its area. The median parcel in Hergiswil (NW) measures 894 m², about the same as the canton median of 859 m². Hergiswil (NW) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 75.5% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 11b (28.3%), Landwirtschaftszone (11.5%) and Wohnzone 14a (10.3%). In total, Hergiswil (NW) uses 29 zone designations.
According to the building register, Hergiswil (NW) has 1’510 buildings with 3’261 dwellings, 2.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 34.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 32.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.3% of them), and 27.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1982, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1981).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 990 (75.5%)Unbuilt: 322 (24.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 11b | 371 | 0.38 km² | 90.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 151 | 2.82 km² | 56.3% |
| Wohnzone 14a | 135 | 0.14 km² | 90.4% |
| Wohnzone 14b | 112 | 0.12 km² | 90.2% |
| Verkehrszone | 103 | 0.14 km² | 4.9% |
| Wohnzone 17 | 87 | 0.09 km² | 94.3% |
| Wohnzone 11a | 72 | 0.10 km² | 88.9% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 18b | 49 | 0.04 km² | 89.8% |
| Wald | 41 | 1.07 km² | 19.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 33 | 0.15 km² | 81.8% |
| Wohnzone 12 | 29 | 0.01 km² | 82.8% |
| Kernzone 15 | 24 | 0.01 km² | 91.7% |
| Other zones (17 labels) | 105 | 11.93 km² | 68.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’510 buildings with 3’261 dwellings here; 310 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’510
- Dwellings
- 3’261
- Single-family houses
- 310
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Hergiswil (NW)
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