Stansstad
Municipality in the canton of Nidwalden · FSO no. 1510
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’122 parcels in Stansstad, covering 17.1 km². 67.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 995 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’122
- 9.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 17.1 km²
6.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 995 m²
Canton: 859 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 67.6%
Canton: 74.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1981
Switzerland: 1976
About Stansstad
Stansstad ranks 6th of 11 municipalities in the canton of Nidwalden by number of parcels and holds 9.1% of the canton's parcels on 6.2% of its area. The median parcel in Stansstad measures 995 m², larger than the canton median of 859 m². Stansstad is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.6% of its parcels have a building, against 74.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (24%), Wohnzone 11.5 (20%) and Wohnzone 14.5 (11.3%). In total, Stansstad uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Stansstad has 1’280 buildings with 2’722 dwellings, 2.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 35.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 39.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.6% 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: 759 (67.6%)Unbuilt: 363 (32.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 269 | 3.20 km² | 50.2% |
| Wohnzone 11.5 | 224 | 0.19 km² | 85.3% |
| Wohnzone 14.5 | 127 | 0.13 km² | 87.4% |
| Wald | 82 | 4.33 km² | 24.4% |
| Wohnzone 17.5 | 82 | 0.16 km² | 96.3% |
| Wohnzone 12.5 a | 61 | 0.07 km² | 93.4% |
| Verkehrszone | 54 | 0.12 km² | 1.9% |
| Kernzone Dorf Stansstad | 50 | 0.04 km² | 90.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Zwecke | 29 | 0.09 km² | 89.7% |
| Übriges Gebiet | 24 | 0.27 km² | 41.7% |
| Gewerbezone 15 | 21 | 0.06 km² | 85.7% |
| Kernzone 12.5 | 18 | 0.01 km² | 94.4% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 81 | 8.46 km² | 60.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’280 buildings with 2’722 dwellings here; 228 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’280
- Dwellings
- 2’722
- Single-family houses
- 228
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Stansstad
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