Baar
Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1701
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 3’973 parcels in Baar, covering 24.8 km². 70.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 858 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’973
- 19.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 24.8 km²
14.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 858 m²
Canton: 849 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.8%
Canton: 68.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1985
Switzerland: 1976
About Baar
Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug and holds 19.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 14.1% of their area. The median parcel in Baar measures 858 m², about the same as the canton median of 849 m². Baar is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 70.8% of its parcels have a building, against 68.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2b (22.8%), Wohnzone 3 (19.1%) and Landwirtschaftszone (15.6%). In total, Baar uses 37 zone designations.
According to the building register, Baar has 4’654 buildings with 12’082 dwellings, 2.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 36.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.5% of them), and 31.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1985).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’812 (70.8%)Unbuilt: 1’161 (29.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2b | 905 | 0.82 km² | 87.1% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 758 | 0.88 km² | 86.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 618 | 13.46 km² | 41.7% |
| Wohnzone 2a | 410 | 0.35 km² | 87.1% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 4 | 183 | 0.27 km² | 78.7% |
| Wald | 149 | 5.16 km² | 16.1% |
| Kernzone B | 146 | 0.11 km² | 86.3% |
| Verkehrsflaeche | 140 | 0.74 km² | 2.9% |
| Arbeitszone D | 133 | 0.34 km² | 78.9% |
| Kernzone A | 117 | 0.11 km² | 76.1% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 5 | 89 | 0.17 km² | 76.4% |
| Arbeitszone C | 81 | 0.30 km² | 77.8% |
| Other zones (25 labels) | 244 | 2.14 km² | 54.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’654 buildings with 12’082 dwellings here; 948 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’654
- Dwellings
- 12’082
- Single-family houses
- 948
- Building volume
- 11.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Baar
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