Grüningen
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 116
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’872 parcels in Grüningen, covering 8.8 km². 49.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’025 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’872
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.8 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’025 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 49.5%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Grüningen
Grüningen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Grüningen measures 1’025 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Grüningen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 49.5% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (35.1%), zweigeschossige Wohnzone /50 (21.7%) and Wald (9%). In total, Grüningen uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Grüningen has 1’531 buildings with 1’818 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.8% of them), and 19.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 926 (49.5%)Unbuilt: 946 (50.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 657 | 5.97 km² | 25.0% |
| zweigeschossige Wohnzone /50 | 406 | 0.28 km² | 81.8% |
| Wald | 169 | 1.47 km² | 4.1% |
| Kernzone 2/65 Stedtli/Binzikon | 154 | 0.13 km² | 80.5% |
| Kernzone 2/50 Itzikon/Büel | 128 | 0.11 km² | 70.3% |
| dreigeschossige Wohnzone /65 | 68 | 0.09 km² | 82.4% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 66 | 0.23 km² | 28.8% |
| Kernzone 1 | 53 | 0.02 km² | 79.2% |
| Gewerbezone/5 | 37 | 0.08 km² | 67.6% |
| Weilerzone | 34 | 0.04 km² | 76.5% |
| Reservezone | 32 | 0.13 km² | 28.1% |
| Gewässer | 25 | 0.06 km² | 4.0% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 43 | 0.19 km² | 72.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’531 buildings with 1’818 dwellings here; 555 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’531
- Dwellings
- 1’818
- Single-family houses
- 555
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Grüningen
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