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Niederweningen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 91

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

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The parcel data lists 1’176 parcels in Niederweningen, covering 6.8 km². 64.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 716 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’176
0.3% of the canton
Total area
6.8 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
716 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.4%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1997

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Niederweningen

Niederweningen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Niederweningen measures 716 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Niederweningen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 1.5 (27.7%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (18.4%) and Wohnzone 2.1 (15.9%). In total, Niederweningen uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Niederweningen has 1’073 buildings with 1’446 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 24.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (37.5% of them), and 32.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1997, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 757 (64.4%)Unbuilt: 419 (35.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 1.53260.19 km²85.6%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone2163.33 km²22.2%
Wohnzone 2.11870.23 km²75.9%
Wohnzone 1.21300.10 km²84.6%
Kernzone890.08 km²80.9%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2.4580.07 km²69.0%
Wald472.45 km²6.4%
Wohnzone 2.4350.03 km²91.4%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2.1280.07 km²42.9%
Gewässer220.03 km²4.5%
Industriezone140.09 km²21.4%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten130.05 km²84.6%
Other zones (5 labels)110.12 km²36.4%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’073 buildings with 1’446 dwellings here; 560 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’073
Dwellings
1’446
Single-family houses
560
Building volume
1.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential731
  • Mixed use13
  • Non-residential264
  • Other65

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192054
  • 1920-194531
  • 1946-196029
  • 1961-1980109
  • 1981-2000284
  • 2001-2010115
  • 2011-202074
  • 2021 and later56
  • Unknown year5

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