Maur
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 195
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 4’170 parcels in Maur, covering 14.7 km². 55.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 870 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’170
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.7 km²
0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 870 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 55.1%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Maur
Maur ranks 18th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Maur measures 870 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Maur is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 1-geschossige Wohnzone (23%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (22.3%) and 2-geschossige Wohnzone (19.8%). In total, Maur uses 19 zone designations.
According to the building register, Maur has 3’503 buildings with 5’079 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 29.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (33.5% of them), and 18.7% 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: 2’298 (55.1%)Unbuilt: 1’872 (44.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-geschossige Wohnzone | 960 | 0.90 km² | 80.0% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 931 | 8.26 km² | 22.9% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone | 825 | 0.67 km² | 82.9% |
| Wald | 489 | 3.29 km² | 2.2% |
| Kernzone | 444 | 0.33 km² | 68.9% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeanteil | 132 | 0.13 km² | 67.4% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 122 | 0.16 km² | 82.0% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone mit Gewerbeanteil | 76 | 0.06 km² | 64.5% |
| Kernzone A | 52 | 0.05 km² | 65.4% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 46 | 0.44 km² | 21.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 34 | 0.19 km² | 55.9% |
| Kommunale Freihaltezone | 21 | 0.07 km² | 19.0% |
| Other zones (7 labels) | 38 | 0.16 km² | 28.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’503 buildings with 5’079 dwellings here; 1’580 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’503
- Dwellings
- 5’079
- Single-family houses
- 1’580
- Building volume
- 4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Maur
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Maur. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
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