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Lauerz

Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1365

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

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The parcel data lists 623 parcels in Lauerz, covering 9.2 km². 61.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 842 m².

Key figures

Parcels
623
1.2% of the canton
Total area
9.2 km²

1% of the canton

Median area
842 m²

Canton: 819 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
61.8%

Canton: 71.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Lauerz

Lauerz ranks 25th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1% of its area. The median parcel in Lauerz measures 842 m², about the same as the canton median of 819 m². Lauerz is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 61.8% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (27.1%), Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (22.2%) and Wald (10.4%). In total, Lauerz uses 18 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lauerz has 612 buildings with 589 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 44% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (37.4% of them), and 27.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 385 (61.8%)Unbuilt: 238 (38.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone1693.84 km²65.7%
Wohnzone 2 Geschosse1380.07 km²82.6%
Wald652.76 km²20.0%
Kernzone 3 Geschosse490.02 km²83.7%
Wohnzone 1 Geschoss450.03 km²91.1%
Naturschutzzone330.32 km²3.0%
Übriges Gemeindegebiet301.06 km²23.3%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 Geschosse210.03 km²85.7%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2 Geschosse170.01 km²64.7%
Wohnzone 3 Geschosse160.01 km²87.5%
Umgebungszone120.08 km²8.3%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen80.02 km²62.5%
Other zones (6 labels)200.91 km²40.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 612 buildings with 589 dwellings here; 209 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
612
Dwellings
589
Single-family houses
209
Building volume
615’638 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential325
  • Mixed use15
  • Non-residential269
  • Other3

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192025
  • 1920-194511
  • 1946-196019
  • 1961-198069
  • 1981-2000144
  • 2001-201068
  • 2011-202025
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year11

Maps and geodata for Lauerz

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