Oberdorf (NW)
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1508
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 839 parcels in Oberdorf (NW), covering 16.2 km². 73.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’043 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 839
- 6.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 16.2 km²
5.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’043 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 73.3%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1982
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Oberdorf (NW)
Oberdorf (NW) ranks 9th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 6.8% of the canton's parcels on 5.8% of its area. The median parcel in Oberdorf (NW) measures 1’043 m², larger than the canton median of 859 m². Oberdorf (NW) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 73.3% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (34.8%), Wohnzone 12 (24.6%) and Wald (9.2%). In total, Oberdorf (NW) uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberdorf (NW) has 1’238 buildings with 1’496 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 32.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 51.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.6% of them), and 20.8% 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: 615 (73.3%)Unbuilt: 224 (26.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 292 | 9.46 km² | 70.9% |
| Wohnzone 12 | 206 | 0.15 km² | 97.1% |
| Wald | 77 | 5.85 km² | 18.2% |
| Wohnzone 14b | 77 | 0.09 km² | 89.6% |
| Wohnzone 14a | 68 | 0.07 km² | 86.8% |
| Verkehrszone | 32 | 0.03 km² | 12.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 14 | 0.12 km² | 92.9% |
| Wohnzone 17 | 13 | 0.02 km² | 84.6% |
| Gewerbezone 12 | 11 | 0.04 km² | 81.8% |
| Gewerbezone 18 | 11 | 0.07 km² | 100.0% |
| Kernzone 17 | 10 | 0.02 km² | 90.0% |
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 9 | 0.08 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 19 | 0.23 km² | 47.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’238 buildings with 1’496 dwellings here; 167 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’238
- Dwellings
- 1’496
- Single-family houses
- 167
- Building volume
- 1.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Oberdorf (NW)
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