Buch am Irchel
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 24
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’195 parcels in Buch am Irchel, covering 10.2 km². 30.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’406 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’195
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 10.2 km²
0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’406 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 30.9%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1993
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Buch am Irchel
Buch am Irchel is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Buch am Irchel measures 1’406 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Buch am Irchel is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 30.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (46.2%), Wald (21.9%) and Kernzone I (14.4%). In total, Buch am Irchel uses 8 zone designations.
According to the building register, Buch am Irchel has 592 buildings with 465 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (83.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.9% of them), and 35.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 369 (30.9%)Unbuilt: 826 (69.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 552 | 5.99 km² | 13.8% |
| Wald | 262 | 3.88 km² | 5.0% |
| Kernzone I | 172 | 0.14 km² | 72.1% |
| Kernzone II | 101 | 0.09 km² | 80.2% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 90 | 0.07 km² | 81.1% |
| Gewässer | 11 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
| Reservezone | 5 | 0.01 km² | 20.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 2 | 0.02 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 592 buildings with 465 dwellings here; 282 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 592
- Dwellings
- 465
- Single-family houses
- 282
- Building volume
- 736’074 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Buch am Irchel
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