Walchwil
Municipality in the canton of Zug · FSO no. 1710
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’396 parcels in Walchwil, covering 15.9 km². 65.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 759 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’396
- 6.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 15.9 km²
9% of the canton
- Median area
- 759 m²
Canton: 849 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65.7%
Canton: 68.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1985
Switzerland: 1976
About Walchwil
Walchwil is a municipality in the canton of Zug and holds 6.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 9% of their area. The median parcel in Walchwil measures 759 m², about the same as the canton median of 849 m². Walchwil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 65.7% of its parcels have a building, against 68.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 1 (29.2%), Landwirtschaftszone (20.1%) and Wohnzone 2 (19.6%). In total, Walchwil uses 20 zone designations.
According to the building register, Walchwil has 1’442 buildings with 1’932 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 48.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 32.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.2% of them), and 24.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1985).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 917 (65.7%)Unbuilt: 479 (34.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 1 | 408 | 0.39 km² | 77.9% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 281 | 9.10 km² | 41.3% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 273 | 0.24 km² | 87.9% |
| Bauzone mit speziellen Vorschriften Seeufer | 70 | 0.02 km² | 67.1% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2 | 66 | 0.05 km² | 69.7% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 57 | 0.11 km² | 5.3% |
| Wald | 56 | 3.02 km² | 28.6% |
| Kernzone | 52 | 0.03 km² | 76.9% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 38 | 0.03 km² | 84.2% |
| Zone des oeffentlichen Interesses für Bauten und Anlagen | 28 | 0.05 km² | 67.9% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 26 | 0.02 km² | 76.9% |
| Naturschutzzone kantonal | 19 | 0.30 km² | 57.9% |
| Other zones (8 labels) | 22 | 2.51 km² | 40.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’442 buildings with 1’932 dwellings here; 396 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’442
- Dwellings
- 1’932
- Single-family houses
- 396
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Walchwil
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