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Riederalp

Municipality in the canton of Valais · FSO no. 6181

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

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Canton only partly covered

The parcel data covers only about 51% of the area of the canton of Valais, so the figures for Riederalp may be incomplete as well.

The parcel data lists 2’785 parcels in Riederalp, covering 8.1 km². 35.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 599 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’785
0.5% of the canton
Total area
8.1 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
599 m²

Canton: 511 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
35.9%

Canton: 26.2%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1980

Switzerland: 1976

About Riederalp

Riederalp is a municipality in the canton of Valais.

Among the parcels in the data, the most common zones are Landwirtsschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs-und Alpweiden) (28.1%), Wohnzone W2 (19.9%) and Landwirtschaftszone 1. Priorität (8.9%).

According to the building register, Riederalp has 1’187 buildings with 1’717 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 42.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.3% of all buildings.

Among the built parcels in the data, the newest building most often dates from 1961 to 1980 (39%), and on 22% of them it dates from 2001 or later. The median year built is 1975.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’000 (35.9%)Unbuilt: 1’785 (64.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtsschaftszone 2. Priorität (inkl. Sömmerungs-und Alpweiden)7823.79 km²17.4%
Wohnzone W25530.43 km²63.3%
Landwirtschaftszone 1. Priorität2480.68 km²23.4%
Wald2401.29 km²5.4%
Dorfzone D2280.04 km²66.2%
Verkehr/Zone für Verkehrsanlagen1650.75 km²8.5%
Wohnzone W31150.10 km²72.2%
Wohnzone W1A720.06 km²20.8%
Dorfzone680.02 km²66.2%
Geschützte Landwirtschaftszone510.13 km²13.7%
Erhaltungszone360.01 km²88.9%
Wohnzone W2 Plus250.02 km²40.0%
Other zones (26 labels)2020.78 km²42.6%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’187 buildings with 1’717 dwellings here; 271 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’187
Dwellings
1’717
Single-family houses
271
Building volume
887’353 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential640
  • Mixed use21
  • Non-residential526
  • Other0

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920106
  • 1920-194537
  • 1946-196043
  • 1961-1980390
  • 1981-2000202
  • 2001-201058
  • 2011-2020151
  • 2021 and later11
  • Unknown year2

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