Dachsen
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 25
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’064 parcels in Dachsen, covering 2.7 km². 60.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 688 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’064
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.7 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 688 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 60.1%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Dachsen
Dachsen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Dachsen measures 688 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Dachsen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone /1.8 (35.2%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (18.6%) and Kernzone (14.3%). In total, Dachsen uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Dachsen has 872 buildings with 914 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.9% of them), and 22.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 639 (60.1%)Unbuilt: 425 (39.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone /1.8 | 375 | 0.27 km² | 81.9% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 198 | 1.38 km² | 23.7% |
| Kernzone | 152 | 0.09 km² | 71.7% |
| Wohnzone /1.6 | 111 | 0.06 km² | 87.4% |
| Wald | 66 | 0.33 km² | 15.2% |
| kommunale Freihaltezone | 53 | 0.08 km² | 3.8% |
| Wohnzone /1.4 | 51 | 0.02 km² | 76.5% |
| Industriezone 5.0 | 24 | 0.09 km² | 70.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 14 | 0.05 km² | 21.4% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 7 | 0.02 km² | 28.6% |
| Erholungszone | 5 | 0.01 km² | 60.0% |
| Gewässer | 4 | 0.19 km² | 25.0% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 4 | 0.12 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 872 buildings with 914 dwellings here; 450 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 872
- Dwellings
- 914
- Single-family houses
- 450
- Building volume
- 811’594 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Dachsen
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