Glattfelden
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 58
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’951 parcels in Glattfelden, covering 12.3 km². 41.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 929 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’951
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.3 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 929 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 41.6%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Glattfelden
Glattfelden ranks 40th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Glattfelden measures 929 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Glattfelden is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 41.6% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (33.6%), Wohnzone A (18%) and Wald (16.1%). In total, Glattfelden uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Glattfelden has 1’959 buildings with 2’554 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.5% of them), and 26.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’229 (41.6%)Unbuilt: 1’722 (58.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 993 | 6.36 km² | 12.4% |
| Wohnzone A | 531 | 0.35 km² | 85.1% |
| Wald | 474 | 3.57 km² | 4.2% |
| Kernzone | 381 | 0.27 km² | 72.2% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 171 | 0.15 km² | 75.4% |
| Erholungszone B | 141 | 0.08 km² | 39.7% |
| Wohnzone B | 117 | 0.14 km² | 83.8% |
| Wohnzone C | 42 | 0.09 km² | 83.3% |
| Gewerbezone B | 21 | 0.05 km² | 52.4% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 19 | 0.13 km² | 68.4% |
| Gewässer | 15 | 0.52 km² | 20.0% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 13 | 0.13 km² | 15.4% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 33 | 0.45 km² | 36.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’959 buildings with 2’554 dwellings here; 750 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’959
- Dwellings
- 2’554
- Single-family houses
- 750
- Building volume
- 2.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Glattfelden
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