Cham
Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1702
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’883 parcels in Cham, covering 19.1 km². 66.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 892 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’883
- 14.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.1 km²
10.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 892 m²
Canton: 849 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 66.3%
Canton: 68.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1985
Switzerland: 1976
About Cham
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug and holds 14.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 10.9% of their area. The median parcel in Cham measures 892 m², about the same as the canton median of 849 m². Cham is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 66.3% of its parcels have a building, against 68.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 3a (19.6%), Wohnzone 2 (18.3%) and Landwirtschaftszone (15.5%). In total, Cham uses 34 zone designations.
According to the building register, Cham has 3’062 buildings with 8’516 dwellings, 2.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 43.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 36.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.5% of them), and 23.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1985).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’911 (66.3%)Unbuilt: 972 (33.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 3a | 566 | 0.47 km² | 88.0% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 528 | 0.34 km² | 89.2% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 448 | 11.17 km² | 32.6% |
| Wohnzone 4 | 182 | 0.29 km² | 89.0% |
| Verkehrsflaeche | 134 | 0.70 km² | 2.2% |
| Wohn und Arbeitszone 3 | 125 | 0.19 km² | 78.4% |
| Wohnzone 3b | 120 | 0.10 km² | 90.8% |
| Wald | 109 | 1.46 km² | 3.7% |
| Arbeitszone A | 72 | 0.28 km² | 75.0% |
| Kernzone C | 68 | 0.03 km² | 82.4% |
| Oeffentliches Interesse Bauten Anlagen | 56 | 0.50 km² | 69.6% |
| Kernzone A | 52 | 0.04 km² | 94.2% |
| Other zones (22 labels) | 423 | 3.55 km² | 52.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’062 buildings with 8’516 dwellings here; 803 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’062
- Dwellings
- 8’516
- Single-family houses
- 803
- Building volume
- 8.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Cham
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