Lachen
Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1344
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’425 parcels in Lachen, covering 4.3 km². 79.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 569 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’425
- 2.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.3 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 569 m²
Canton: 819 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 79.5%
Canton: 71.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Lachen
Lachen ranks 14th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 2.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Lachen measures 569 m², smaller than the canton median of 819 m². Lachen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 79.5% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (28.9%), Wohnzone 3 (23.6%) and Wohngewerbezone 3 (14.1%). In total, Lachen uses 19 zone designations.
According to the building register, Lachen has 1’663 buildings with 4’672 dwellings, 2.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 48.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 26.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.8% of them), and 24.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’133 (79.5%)Unbuilt: 292 (20.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 | 412 | 0.27 km² | 88.3% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 336 | 0.37 km² | 84.5% |
| Wohngewerbezone 3 | 201 | 0.18 km² | 82.6% |
| Kernzone 1 | 173 | 0.07 km² | 76.3% |
| Kernrandzone | 79 | 0.09 km² | 72.2% |
| Verkehrsflächen innerhalb Bauzone | 51 | 0.19 km² | 7.8% |
| Kernzone 2 | 46 | 0.03 km² | 78.3% |
| Gewerbezone I | 34 | 0.11 km² | 85.3% |
| Wohngewerbezone 2 | 34 | 0.03 km² | 88.2% |
| Industriezone | 17 | 0.11 km² | 76.5% |
| Öffentliche Zone | 12 | 0.16 km² | 66.7% |
| Landwirtschftszone | 11 | 0.33 km² | 54.5% |
| Other zones (7 labels) | 19 | 2.40 km² | 21.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’663 buildings with 4’672 dwellings here; 567 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’663
- Dwellings
- 4’672
- Single-family houses
- 567
- Building volume
- 3.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Lachen
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