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Dürnten

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 113

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

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The parcel data lists 3’299 parcels in Dürnten, covering 10.2 km². 57.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 714 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’299
0.8% of the canton
Total area
10.2 km²

0.6% of the canton

Median area
714 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
57.6%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Dürnten

Dürnten ranks 29th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Dürnten measures 714 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Dürnten is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 57.6% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (30.6%), Kernzone (15.2%) and Wohnzone 1.9 (14.9%). In total, Dürnten uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Dürnten has 2’900 buildings with 3’684 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 34.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.3% of them), and 24.2% 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: 1’900 (57.6%)Unbuilt: 1’399 (42.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone1’0096.94 km²31.5%
Kernzone5000.25 km²73.4%
Wohnzone 1.94900.35 km²85.3%
Wohnzone 2.34280.26 km²81.1%
Wald2821.27 km²2.5%
Wohnzone G 2.32190.11 km²90.0%
Wohnzone 1.5780.08 km²78.2%
Wohnzone 2.9450.07 km²80.0%
Gewerbezone 3.0370.07 km²70.3%
Reservezone300.13 km²53.3%
Industriezone 7.0290.05 km²62.1%
Wohnzone G 2.9290.07 km²69.0%
Other zones (12 labels)1230.56 km²56.1%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’900 buildings with 3’684 dwellings here; 1’236 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’900
Dwellings
3’684
Single-family houses
1’236
Building volume
3.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’679
  • Mixed use60
  • Non-residential1’013
  • Other148

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920296
  • 1920-1945112
  • 1946-1960170
  • 1961-1980354
  • 1981-2000462
  • 2001-2010249
  • 2011-2020163
  • 2021 and later48
  • Unknown year46

Maps and geodata for Dürnten

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