Benken (ZH)
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 22
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 885 parcels in Benken (ZH), covering 5.7 km². 38.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’118 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 885
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.7 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’118 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 38.5%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Benken (ZH)
Benken (ZH) is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Benken (ZH) measures 1’118 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Benken (ZH) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 38.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (48.5%), Kernzone A (17.4%) and Wohnzone /1.3 (11.2%). In total, Benken (ZH) uses 10 zone designations.
According to the building register, Benken (ZH) has 496 buildings with 437 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24% of them), and 23.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 341 (38.5%)Unbuilt: 544 (61.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 429 | 3.42 km² | 14.9% |
| Kernzone A | 154 | 0.08 km² | 64.3% |
| Wohnzone /1.3 | 99 | 0.10 km² | 82.8% |
| Wald | 65 | 1.83 km² | 4.6% |
| Wohnzone G/2.0 | 57 | 0.05 km² | 84.2% |
| Kernzone B | 52 | 0.04 km² | 65.4% |
| Reservezone | 9 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohnzone /1.6 | 9 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Strassen (HLS) | 7 | 0.10 km² | 14.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 4 | 0.02 km² | 25.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 496 buildings with 437 dwellings here; 193 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 496
- Dwellings
- 437
- Single-family houses
- 193
- Building volume
- 648’666 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Benken (ZH)
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