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Alpnach

Municipality in the canton of Obwalden · FSO no. 1401

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

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The parcel data lists 2’049 parcels in Alpnach, covering 56.4 km². 67.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 947 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’049
11.8% of the canton
Total area
56.4 km²

11.5% of the canton

Median area
947 m²

Canton: 1’006 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
67.6%

Canton: 67.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1986

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Alpnach

Alpnach ranks 6th of 7 municipalities in the canton of Obwalden by number of parcels and holds 11.8% of the canton's parcels on 11.5% of its area. The median parcel in Alpnach measures 947 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’006 m². Alpnach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 67.6% of its parcels have a building, against 67.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.3%), Wohnzone 2-Geschosse (16.9%) and Kernzone 1 (8.9%). In total, Alpnach uses 32 zone designations.

According to the building register, Alpnach has 2’415 buildings with 3’119 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 47.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.2% of them), and 28.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’385 (67.6%)Unbuilt: 664 (32.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone6429.11 km²63.4%
Wohnzone 2-Geschosse3460.23 km²86.1%
Kernzone 11830.12 km²83.6%
Übriges Gebiet1290.52 km²10.1%
Wohnzone 3-Geschosse1240.10 km²88.7%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3-Geschosse1220.11 km²86.9%
Wald12034.81 km²22.5%
Gewerbezone A620.17 km²80.6%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 4-Geschosse570.08 km²84.2%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 1 und 2-Geschosse340.02 km²82.4%
Kernzone 2320.02 km²87.5%
Zone öffentlicher Bauten, Anlagen und Werke290.30 km²75.9%
Other zones (20 labels)16910.85 km²56.2%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’415 buildings with 3’119 dwellings here; 501 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’415
Dwellings
3’119
Single-family houses
501
Building volume
2.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’063
  • Mixed use59
  • Non-residential1’145
  • Other148

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920182
  • 1920-194589
  • 1946-196080
  • 1961-1980207
  • 1981-2000335
  • 2001-2010173
  • 2011-2020120
  • 2021 and later97
  • Unknown year102

Maps and geodata for Alpnach

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