Bülach
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 53
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 3’469 parcels in Bülach, covering 16.1 km². 62.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 878 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’469
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 16.1 km²
0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 878 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 62.3%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Bülach
Bülach ranks 23rd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Bülach measures 878 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Bülach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W 3.0 (18.7%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (17.9%) and Wohnzone W 1.6 (17.2%). In total, Bülach uses 36 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bülach has 3’815 buildings with 11’400 dwellings, 3.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 43.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 27.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (22.8% of them), and 25% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’160 (62.3%)Unbuilt: 1’309 (37.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W 3.0 | 648 | 0.98 km² | 84.6% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 620 | 5.26 km² | 17.1% |
| Wohnzone W 1.6 | 596 | 0.47 km² | 85.6% |
| Wohnzone W 1.9 | 275 | 0.16 km² | 84.4% |
| Wald | 215 | 6.12 km² | 9.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG 3.0A | 166 | 0.22 km² | 79.5% |
| Kernzone A | 145 | 0.05 km² | 71.7% |
| Wohnzone W 2.2 | 89 | 0.11 km² | 77.5% |
| Kernzone B | 66 | 0.08 km² | 77.3% |
| Wohnzone W 1.3 | 66 | 0.06 km² | 65.2% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG 2.2 | 57 | 0.06 km² | 78.9% |
| Kernzone W | 54 | 0.05 km² | 68.5% |
| Other zones (24 labels) | 472 | 2.47 km² | 55.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’815 buildings with 11’400 dwellings here; 994 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’815
- Dwellings
- 11’400
- Single-family houses
- 994
- Building volume
- 9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bülach
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