Volketswil
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 199
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’784 parcels in Volketswil, covering 14 km². 61.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 767 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’784
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 14 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 767 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 61.6%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1993
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Volketswil
Volketswil ranks 19th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Volketswil measures 767 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Volketswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 61.6% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone zweigeschossig (28.4%), Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone (15.1%) and Kernzone I (10.1%). In total, Volketswil uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Volketswil has 4’159 buildings with 8’706 dwellings, 2.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (61.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (40.9% of them), and 27.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’330 (61.6%)Unbuilt: 1’454 (38.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig | 1’075 | 0.79 km² | 86.5% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 573 | 5.72 km² | 13.1% |
| Kernzone I | 383 | 0.35 km² | 77.3% |
| Wald | 314 | 3.26 km² | 2.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone zweigeschossig | 229 | 0.26 km² | 83.8% |
| Kernzone II | 207 | 0.21 km² | 77.8% |
| Wohnzone eingeschossig | 189 | 0.15 km² | 87.8% |
| Industriezone mit niedriger Ausnützung | 123 | 0.40 km² | 71.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone dreigeschossig | 112 | 0.21 km² | 73.2% |
| Quartiererhaltungszone I | 108 | 0.05 km² | 83.3% |
| Wohnzone dreigeschossig | 79 | 0.17 km² | 88.6% |
| Industriezone mit hoher Ausnützung | 68 | 0.44 km² | 48.5% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 324 | 2.02 km² | 42.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’159 buildings with 8’706 dwellings here; 1’522 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’159
- Dwellings
- 8’706
- Single-family houses
- 1’522
- Building volume
- 9.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Volketswil
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