Rümlang
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 97
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’036 parcels in Rümlang, covering 12.4 km². 51.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’129 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’036
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.4 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’129 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 51.4%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1981
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Rümlang
Rümlang is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Rümlang measures 1’129 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Rümlang is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (26.3%), Wohnzone 1.5 (13.8%) and Wohnzone 1.2 (10.9%). In total, Rümlang uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rümlang has 2’183 buildings with 3’756 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 45.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.2% of them), and 22.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’046 (51.4%)Unbuilt: 990 (48.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 535 | 5.50 km² | 20.0% |
| Wohnzone 1.5 | 281 | 0.17 km² | 83.3% |
| Wohnzone 1.2 | 222 | 0.15 km² | 85.1% |
| Wald | 198 | 2.60 km² | 4.5% |
| Wohnzone 2.0 | 170 | 0.22 km² | 80.6% |
| Kernzone I | 109 | 0.08 km² | 72.5% |
| Wohnzone 2.5 | 94 | 0.22 km² | 73.4% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone III A | 76 | 0.49 km² | 72.4% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone III B | 42 | 0.18 km² | 50.0% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2.5 | 40 | 0.08 km² | 67.5% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 35 | 0.39 km² | 5.7% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone IV | 33 | 0.14 km² | 57.6% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 201 | 2.20 km² | 48.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’183 buildings with 3’756 dwellings here; 603 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’183
- Dwellings
- 3’756
- Single-family houses
- 603
- Building volume
- 6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rümlang
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