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Ossingen

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 37

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

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The parcel data lists 1’618 parcels in Ossingen, covering 13.1 km². 34.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’255 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’618
0.4% of the canton
Total area
13.1 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
1’255 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
34.1%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1974

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Ossingen

Ossingen is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Ossingen measures 1’255 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Ossingen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 34.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (49.1%), Kernzone 1 (13%) and Wald (12.2%). In total, Ossingen uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ossingen has 943 buildings with 851 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (80.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (23.2% of them), and 23% 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: 552 (34.1%)Unbuilt: 1’066 (65.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone7948.04 km²14.4%
Kernzone 12110.11 km²64.5%
Wald1973.99 km²6.6%
Wohnzone 2/401120.07 km²82.1%
Kernzone 2790.07 km²78.5%
Wohnzone 1/25660.05 km²77.3%
Wohnzone G2/40480.05 km²75.0%
Wohnzone 3/55280.03 km²64.3%
kommunale Freihaltezone240.10 km²8.3%
Gewerbezone230.06 km²78.3%
Bahnareal120.09 km²16.7%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten90.04 km²44.4%
Other zones (5 labels)150.37 km²26.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 943 buildings with 851 dwellings here; 403 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
943
Dwellings
851
Single-family houses
403
Building volume
1.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential498
  • Mixed use17
  • Non-residential384
  • Other44

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920128
  • 1920-194529
  • 1946-196047
  • 1961-198091
  • 1981-2000122
  • 2001-201065
  • 2011-202033
  • 2021 and later29
  • Unknown year8

Maps and geodata for Ossingen

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