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Bonstetten

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 3

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

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The parcel data lists 1’595 parcels in Bonstetten, covering 7.4 km². 59.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 684 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’595
0.4% of the canton
Total area
7.4 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
684 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
59.7%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1981

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Bonstetten

Bonstetten is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Bonstetten measures 684 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Bonstetten is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 59.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2/30 (25.5%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (25.1%) and Wohnzone 2/45 (9.7%). In total, Bonstetten uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bonstetten has 1’592 buildings with 2’549 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 22.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.5% of them), and 21.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 953 (59.7%)Unbuilt: 642 (40.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 2/304070.31 km²81.3%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone4014.15 km²24.7%
Wohnzone 2/451550.05 km²67.1%
Kernzone D1240.11 km²82.3%
Wohnzone 2/401180.07 km²82.2%
Wohnzone 2/25950.07 km²86.3%
Wald712.02 km²5.6%
Wohnzone G3/55460.09 km²76.1%
Kantonale Freihaltezone390.22 km²7.7%
Kernzone H380.06 km²68.4%
Kernzone U310.02 km²80.6%
Kernzone B260.02 km²84.6%
Other zones (9 labels)440.23 km²52.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’592 buildings with 2’549 dwellings here; 830 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’592
Dwellings
2’549
Single-family houses
830
Building volume
1.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’108
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential352
  • Other121

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192065
  • 1920-194528
  • 1946-196093
  • 1961-1980248
  • 1981-2000300
  • 2001-2010143
  • 2011-202050
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Bonstetten

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