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Rorbas

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 68

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

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The parcel data lists 1’306 parcels in Rorbas, covering 4.4 km². 52.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 756 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’306
0.3% of the canton
Total area
4.4 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
756 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
52.3%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Rorbas

Rorbas is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Rorbas measures 756 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Rorbas is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 52.3% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (21.6%), Wohnzone 2.0 (17.5%) and Kernzone (16.6%). In total, Rorbas uses 15 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rorbas has 1’022 buildings with 1’312 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 29.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.7% of them), and 28.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 683 (52.3%)Unbuilt: 623 (47.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone2821.74 km²20.9%
Wohnzone 2.02280.13 km²78.5%
Kernzone2170.12 km²70.5%
Wald1991.87 km²9.0%
Wohnzone 1.81330.09 km²85.7%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone1170.08 km²78.6%
Wohnzone 2.7310.05 km²77.4%
Freihaltezone280.04 km²39.3%
Gewässer210.18 km²0.0%
Wohnzone mit Gewerbeerleichterung 2.7210.05 km²90.5%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten B140.05 km²50.0%
Gewerbezone70.03 km²71.4%
Other zones (3 labels)80.01 km²25.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’022 buildings with 1’312 dwellings here; 478 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’022
Dwellings
1’312
Single-family houses
478
Building volume
1.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential648
  • Mixed use22
  • Non-residential300
  • Other52

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920129
  • 1920-194517
  • 1946-196018
  • 1961-1980101
  • 1981-2000196
  • 2001-201061
  • 2011-2020123
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year25

Maps and geodata for Rorbas

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