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Langnau am Albis

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 136

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

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The parcel data lists 2’233 parcels in Langnau am Albis, covering 8.7 km². 65.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 601 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’233
0.6% of the canton
Total area
8.7 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
601 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
65.7%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1974

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Langnau am Albis

Langnau am Albis is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Langnau am Albis measures 601 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Langnau am Albis is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone mit Baumasse 1.5 m3/m2 (20.6%), Wohnzone mit Baumasse 1.7 m3/m2 (17.4%) and Wohnzone mit Baumasse 2.0 m3/m2 (14.2%). In total, Langnau am Albis uses 23 zone designations.

According to the building register, Langnau am Albis has 2’357 buildings with 3’767 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 30% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (33.9% of them), and 17.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’468 (65.7%)Unbuilt: 765 (34.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone mit Baumasse 1.5 m3/m24610.37 km²82.4%
Wohnzone mit Baumasse 1.7 m3/m23880.24 km²84.0%
Wohnzone mit Baumasse 2.0 m3/m23180.16 km²87.1%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone2734.14 km²30.4%
Wald1752.27 km²9.7%
Wohnzone mit Baumasse 2.5 m3/m21450.19 km²73.8%
Kernzone I1080.05 km²67.6%
Wohnzone mit Baumasse 3.0 m3/m2770.12 km²76.6%
Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung mit Baumasse 3.0 m3/m2710.08 km²87.3%
Kernzone II380.03 km²73.7%
Freihaltezone360.08 km²27.8%
Strassen (HLS)300.11 km²3.3%
Other zones (11 labels)1130.84 km²39.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’357 buildings with 3’767 dwellings here; 1’032 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’357
Dwellings
3’767
Single-family houses
1’032
Building volume
2.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’464
  • Mixed use20
  • Non-residential708
  • Other165

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920145
  • 1920-194568
  • 1946-1960164
  • 1961-1980497
  • 1981-2000321
  • 2001-2010148
  • 2011-202086
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year18

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