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Hombrechtikon

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 153

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

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The parcel data lists 3’750 parcels in Hombrechtikon, covering 12.2 km². 51.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 963 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’750
1% of the canton
Total area
12.2 km²

0.7% of the canton

Median area
963 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
51.9%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1981

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Hombrechtikon

Hombrechtikon ranks 20th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Hombrechtikon measures 963 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Hombrechtikon is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 51.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (40.1%), Zweigeschossige Wohnzone /35 (12.4%) and Zweigeschossige Wohnzone /30 (10.2%). In total, Hombrechtikon uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Hombrechtikon has 3’206 buildings with 4’322 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.6% of them), and 25.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’948 (51.9%)Unbuilt: 1’802 (48.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone1’5048.28 km²32.1%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone /354650.47 km²79.6%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone /303840.26 km²84.9%
Wald3491.21 km²2.3%
Wohnzone 1/202840.23 km²88.4%
Wohnzone 3/551600.20 km²81.3%
Kernzone Dorf1540.13 km²73.4%
Zweigeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung /351030.15 km²66.0%
Kernzone Weiler910.07 km²85.7%
Dreigeschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung /55340.04 km²76.5%
Gewässer320.20 km²3.1%
Industriezone 4.5310.11 km²48.4%
Other zones (8 labels)1590.82 km²49.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’206 buildings with 4’322 dwellings here; 1’280 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’206
Dwellings
4’322
Single-family houses
1’280
Building volume
3.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’815
  • Mixed use63
  • Non-residential1’132
  • Other196

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920328
  • 1920-194567
  • 1946-1960140
  • 1961-1980415
  • 1981-2000479
  • 2001-2010295
  • 2011-2020155
  • 2021 and later39
  • Unknown year30

Maps and geodata for Hombrechtikon

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