Volken
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 43
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 472 parcels in Volken, covering 3.2 km². 31.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’383 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 472
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.2 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’383 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 31.8%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1977
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Volken
Volken ranks 159th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Volken measures 1’383 m², larger than the canton median of 814 m². Volken is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 31.8% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (52.8%), Kernzone (28.8%) and Wald (16.3%). In total, Volken uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Volken has 227 buildings with 176 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (18% of them), and 30.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 150 (31.8%)Unbuilt: 322 (68.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 249 | 2.26 km² | 14.1% |
| Kernzone | 136 | 0.12 km² | 79.4% |
| Wald | 77 | 0.80 km² | 2.6% |
| L kommunal | 3 | 0.01 km² | 33.3% |
| Gewässer | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 2 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Erholungszone | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Freihaltezone | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Kantonale Freihaltezone | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 227 buildings with 176 dwellings here; 90 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 227
- Dwellings
- 176
- Single-family houses
- 90
- Building volume
- 250’886 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Volken
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