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Muotathal

Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1367

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

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The parcel data lists 2’032 parcels in Muotathal, covering 172.1 km². 65.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’275 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’032
4.1% of the canton
Total area
172.1 km²

19% of the canton

Median area
1’275 m²

Canton: 819 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
65.8%

Canton: 71.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Muotathal

Muotathal ranks 9th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 4.1% of the canton's parcels on 19% of its area. The median parcel in Muotathal measures 1’275 m², larger than the canton median of 819 m². Muotathal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.8% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (36%), Wald (16.4%) and Kernzone (14%). In total, Muotathal uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Muotathal has 2’270 buildings with 1’875 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.7% of them), and 20% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’338 (65.8%)Unbuilt: 694 (34.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone73138.76 km²68.8%
Wald33431.98 km²18.6%
Kernzone2840.15 km²85.6%
Wohn- Gewerbezone 3 (dreigeschossig)1500.13 km²94.0%
Wohnzone 3 (dreigeschossig)1500.10 km²94.7%
Wohnzone 2 (zweigeschossig)1150.07 km²95.7%
Verkehrsflächen ausserhalb der Bauzone540.74 km²16.7%
Wohn- Gewerbezone 2 (zweigeschossig)410.03 km²90.2%
Gewerbezone350.10 km²82.9%
Verkehrsfläche in der Bauzone320.08 km²6.3%
Dorfzone (Erhaltung)200.01 km²85.0%
Gewässer170.84 km²47.1%
Other zones (12 labels)6999.14 km²50.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’270 buildings with 1’875 dwellings here; 413 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’270
Dwellings
1’875
Single-family houses
413
Building volume
2.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential875
  • Mixed use203
  • Non-residential1’186
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920173
  • 1920-1945176
  • 1946-1960147
  • 1961-1980235
  • 1981-2000330
  • 2001-2010103
  • 2011-2020105
  • 2021 and later59
  • Unknown year10

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