Egg
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 192
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 3’599 parcels in Egg, covering 14.5 km². 53.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 907 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’599
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.5 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 907 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 53.7%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Egg
Egg ranks 22nd of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Egg measures 907 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Egg is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 53.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (35.6%), Wohnzone W 30 (19.6%) and Wohnzone W 40 (18%). In total, Egg uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Egg has 2’970 buildings with 4’107 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.7% of them), and 18.6% 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: 1’934 (53.7%)Unbuilt: 1’665 (46.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 1’283 | 9.40 km² | 28.7% |
| Wohnzone W 30 | 704 | 0.55 km² | 83.7% |
| Wohnzone W 40 | 647 | 0.46 km² | 82.8% |
| Wald | 273 | 2.79 km² | 4.0% |
| Wohnzone W 60 | 146 | 0.22 km² | 78.8% |
| Kernzone I 65 | 136 | 0.06 km² | 73.5% |
| Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung WG 60 | 110 | 0.19 km² | 70.0% |
| Kernzone II 65 | 66 | 0.06 km² | 53.0% |
| Gewässer | 49 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung WG 40 | 46 | 0.03 km² | 84.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 39 | 0.21 km² | 56.4% |
| Gewerbezone G6 | 19 | 0.06 km² | 78.9% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 81 | 0.45 km² | 33.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’970 buildings with 4’107 dwellings here; 1’245 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’970
- Dwellings
- 4’107
- Single-family houses
- 1’245
- Building volume
- 3.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Egg
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