Marthalen
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 35
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Marthalen center
The parcel data lists 1’812 parcels in Marthalen, covering 14.1 km². 39.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’181 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’812
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.1 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’181 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 39.3%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Marthalen
Marthalen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Marthalen measures 1’181 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Marthalen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 39.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (40.8%), Kernzone (23.8%) and Wald (9.8%). In total, Marthalen uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Marthalen has 1’166 buildings with 953 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 45.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.1% of them), and 21.9% 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: 712 (39.3%)Unbuilt: 1’100 (60.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 739 | 7.03 km² | 14.1% |
| Kernzone | 431 | 0.30 km² | 73.1% |
| Wald | 178 | 5.46 km² | 8.4% |
| Wohnzone 2.2 | 152 | 0.13 km² | 75.7% |
| Wohnzone 1.6 | 101 | 0.08 km² | 80.2% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 81 | 0.43 km² | 8.6% |
| Industriezone G | 60 | 0.18 km² | 75.0% |
| Wohnzone 2.5 | 18 | 0.05 km² | 77.8% |
| Erholungszone | 12 | 0.08 km² | 25.0% |
| Bahnareal | 10 | 0.07 km² | 50.0% |
| Freihaltezone | 8 | 0.02 km² | 37.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 8 | 0.04 km² | 62.5% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 14 | 0.27 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’166 buildings with 953 dwellings here; 423 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’166
- Dwellings
- 953
- Single-family houses
- 423
- Building volume
- 1.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Marthalen
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