Rheinau
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 38
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 858 parcels in Rheinau, covering 8.9 km². 51.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 868 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 858
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.9 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 868 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 51.3%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Rheinau
Rheinau is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Rheinau measures 868 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Rheinau is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (23.1%), Wohnzone 2/30 (21.9%) and Kernzone 2 (12.5%). In total, Rheinau uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rheinau has 954 buildings with 692 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 51.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.1% of them), and 17.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 440 (51.3%)Unbuilt: 418 (48.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 198 | 2.12 km² | 10.1% |
| Wohnzone 2/30 | 188 | 0.13 km² | 85.6% |
| Kernzone 2 | 107 | 0.08 km² | 74.8% |
| Wald | 78 | 4.83 km² | 17.9% |
| Freihaltezone | 68 | 0.43 km² | 33.8% |
| Wohnzone 1/25 | 52 | 0.05 km² | 67.3% |
| Kernzone 3 | 50 | 0.06 km² | 78.0% |
| Wohnzone 1/20 | 31 | 0.02 km² | 87.1% |
| Gewässer | 26 | 0.71 km² | 23.1% |
| Wohnzone G2/35 | 21 | 0.03 km² | 61.9% |
| Reservezone | 14 | 0.05 km² | 21.4% |
| Wohnzone 2/35 | 12 | 0.01 km² | 91.7% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 13 | 0.43 km² | 61.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 954 buildings with 692 dwellings here; 285 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 954
- Dwellings
- 692
- Single-family houses
- 285
- Building volume
- 993’603 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rheinau
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