Wettswil am Albis
Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 14
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’553 parcels in Wettswil am Albis, covering 3.8 km². 71.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 596 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’553
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.8 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 596 m²
Canton: 814 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 71.1%
Canton: 56.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Wettswil am Albis
Wettswil am Albis is a municipality in the canton of Zurich and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Wettswil am Albis measures 596 m², smaller than the canton median of 814 m². Wettswil am Albis is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 71.1% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2A (38.2%), Wohnzone 1 (20.7%) and Wohnzone 2B (14.4%). In total, Wettswil am Albis uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wettswil am Albis has 1’588 buildings with 2’394 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 17.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (41.4% of them), and 21% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’104 (71.1%)Unbuilt: 449 (28.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2A | 593 | 0.33 km² | 86.3% |
| Wohnzone 1 | 321 | 0.27 km² | 83.5% |
| Wohnzone 2B | 223 | 0.25 km² | 80.7% |
| Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone | 134 | 1.48 km² | 11.2% |
| Kernzone | 94 | 0.09 km² | 70.2% |
| Wald | 60 | 0.72 km² | 8.3% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 43 | 0.12 km² | 74.4% |
| Freihaltezone | 36 | 0.09 km² | 5.6% |
| Gewerbezone | 23 | 0.09 km² | 60.9% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 14 | 0.08 km² | 42.9% |
| Erholungszone Ättenberg | 4 | 0.03 km² | 50.0% |
| Bahnareal | 3 | 0.03 km² | 33.3% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 5 | 0.19 km² | 20.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’588 buildings with 2’394 dwellings here; 812 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’588
- Dwellings
- 2’394
- Single-family houses
- 812
- Building volume
- 1.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Wettswil am Albis
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