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Dänikon

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 85

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

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The parcel data lists 658 parcels in Dänikon, covering 2.9 km². 55.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 821 m².

Key figures

Parcels
658
0.2% of the canton
Total area
2.9 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
821 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
55.2%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1990

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Dänikon

Dänikon is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Dänikon measures 821 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Dänikon is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.2% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (23.9%), Quartiererhaltungszone E (19.3%) and Wohnzone W 1.2 (13.4%). In total, Dänikon uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Dänikon has 556 buildings with 837 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 23.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (48.8% of them), and 22% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1990, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 363 (55.2%)Unbuilt: 295 (44.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone1571.38 km²6.4%
Quartiererhaltungszone E1270.05 km²93.7%
Wohnzone W 1.2880.08 km²87.5%
Wald730.90 km²4.1%
Kernzone610.07 km²65.6%
Wohnzone W 1.7550.04 km²90.9%
Wohnzone W 2.0270.03 km²88.9%
Wohnzone W 2.2260.04 km²65.4%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG 2.0180.03 km²66.7%
Gewerbezone100.02 km²50.0%
Reservezone70.03 km²28.6%
Erholungszone G40.10 km²25.0%
Other zones (4 labels)50.10 km²60.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 556 buildings with 837 dwellings here; 286 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
556
Dwellings
837
Single-family houses
286
Building volume
646’492 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential382
  • Mixed use14
  • Non-residential130
  • Other30

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 19209
  • 1920-194510
  • 1946-19604
  • 1961-198079
  • 1981-2000177
  • 2001-201053
  • 2011-202015
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year4

Maps and geodata for Dänikon

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