Bauma
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 297
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 4’836 parcels in Bauma, covering 29.5 km². 40.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’311 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’836
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 29.5 km²
1.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’311 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.3%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1977
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Bauma
Bauma ranks 10th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Bauma measures 1’311 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Bauma is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (35.7%), Wald (26.1%) and Wohnzone 2B (9.9%). In total, Bauma uses 23 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bauma has 3’115 buildings with 2’517 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.2% of them), and 16.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’951 (40.3%)Unbuilt: 2’885 (59.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’727 | 13.95 km² | 30.9% |
| Wald | 1’260 | 13.06 km² | 7.7% |
| Wohnzone 2B | 478 | 0.29 km² | 78.9% |
| Kernzone 1 | 471 | 0.28 km² | 74.7% |
| Wohnzone 2A | 302 | 0.17 km² | 80.8% |
| Wohnzone 1 | 136 | 0.09 km² | 69.9% |
| Kernzone 2 | 97 | 0.11 km² | 74.2% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 74 | 0.33 km² | 32.4% |
| Wohnzone G3 | 66 | 0.09 km² | 72.7% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 59 | 0.10 km² | 74.6% |
| Industriezone | 38 | 0.24 km² | 60.5% |
| Reservezone | 28 | 0.08 km² | 21.4% |
| Other zones (11 labels) | 100 | 0.74 km² | 36.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’115 buildings with 2’517 dwellings here; 1’109 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’115
- Dwellings
- 2’517
- Single-family houses
- 1’109
- Building volume
- 3.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bauma
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