Canton of Lucerne: observed built density
Canton · 79 municipalities with parcel data · Parcel data as of July 2025
- Parcels
- 120’922
3 % of Switzerland
- Municipal zones
- 1’873
- Median utilization
- 49 %
Switzerland: 10 %
- Median GFZ
- 0.13
Switzerland: 0.09
- Median height
- -
Switzerland: 9.5 m
- Median floors
- 2.4
Switzerland: 2.3
About Canton of Lucerne
The parcel data covers 79 municipalities of the canton of Lucerne: 120’922 parcels in 1’873 municipal zone records. The municipalities with the most parcels are Luzern, Kriens and Emmen.
The median parcel is built to a volume utilization of 49 %; half of the parcels lie between 6 % and 102 %. The Swiss median is 10 %, so Lucerne sits above it.
Parcels built in the last 20 years reach a mean volume utilization of 147 % (16’228 parcels), higher than the 117 % across all building years.
Parcels by municipal zone
| Zone | Parcels |
|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 24’206 |
| Wald | 16’743 |
| Wohnzone B | 4’549 |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone | 4’407 |
| Wohnzone C | 4’391 |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone | 2’533 |
| Wohnzone A | 2’292 |
| Wohnzone D | 2’115 |
| Dorfzone | 1’909 |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 1’789 |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone A | 1’734 |
| Zweigeschossige Wohnzone B | 1’598 |
| Other zones (801) | 52’656 |
Zone labels are municipal spellings, so one zone type can appear under several names.
Volume utilization (ratioV)
Of the 118’688 parcels with a value, half lie between 6 % and 102 %. The median is 49 % and the mean 101 %.
Share of parcels by range
- below 50 %50 %
- 50 % to below 100 %24 %
- 100 % to below 150 %14 %
- 150 % and above12 %
Floor-area ratio (GFZ)
Of the 118’658 parcels with a value, half lie between 0.05 and 0.49. The median is 0.13 and the mean 0.35.
Share of parcels by range
- below 0.5076 %
- 0.50 to below 1.0017 %
- 1.00 to below 1.504 %
- 1.50 and above3 %
Building height
The parcel data has too few values for this measure here.
Number of floors
Of the 52’067 parcels with a value, half lie between 1.9 and 3.2. The median is 2.4 and the mean 2.7.
Share of parcels by range
- below 28 %
- 2 to below 346 %
- 3 to below 539 %
- 5 and above6 %
Building age cohorts
Mean volume utilization of the parcels built inside each window, from all years on record down to the last five. The windows overlap: the last 20 years include the last 5.
| Built in | Parcels | Mean utilization |
|---|---|---|
| All years | 120’922 | 117 % |
| Last 60 years | 52’168 | 153 % |
| Last 40 years | 37’577 | 146 % |
| Last 20 years | 16’228 | 147 % |
| Last 15 years | 11’082 | 156 % |
| Last 10 years | 6’101 | 172 % |
| Last 5 years | 2’471 | 178 % |
Municipalities of the canton of Lucerne
| Name | Parcels | Zones | Median utilization | Median height | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzern | 9’323 | 42 | 78 % | - | 3.7 |
| Kriens | 4’957 | 36 | 68 % | - | 2.7 |
| Emmen | 3’964 | 30 | 69 % | - | 2.6 |
| Escholzmatt-Marbach | 3’612 | 31 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Hitzkirch | 3’448 | 29 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Willisau | 3’271 | 49 | 48 % | - | 2.3 |
| Beromünster | 3’254 | 48 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Horw | 2’897 | 31 | 59 % | - | 2.5 |
| Reiden | 2’862 | 24 | 30 % | - | 2.2 |
| Ruswil | 2’570 | 30 | 45 % | - | 2.6 |
| Flühli | 2’551 | 28 | 18 % | - | 2.2 |
| Ebikon | 2’549 | 31 | 66 % | - | 2.4 |
| Schüpfheim | 2’503 | 31 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Dagmersellen | 2’304 | 30 | 33 % | - | 2.2 |
| Malters | 2’301 | 23 | 49 % | - | 2.4 |
| Triengen | 2’215 | 23 | 10 % | - | 2.3 |
| Hochdorf | 2’121 | 24 | 67 % | - | 2.4 |
| Neuenkirch | 2’059 | 26 | 66 % | - | 2.4 |
| Rothenburg | 2’042 | 27 | 64 % | - | 2.3 |
| Entlebuch | 1’993 | 23 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Weggis | 1’993 | 28 | 58 % | - | 2.4 |
| Meggen | 1’951 | 22 | 59 % | - | 2.5 |
| Sursee | 1’926 | 40 | 63 % | - | 2.8 |
| Hohenrain | 1’859 | 20 | 8 % | - | 2.2 |
| Schötz | 1’794 | 27 | 45 % | - | 2.2 |
| Adligenswil | 1’634 | 23 | 66 % | - | 2.4 |
| Rickenbach (LU) | 1’624 | 27 | 33 % | - | 2.3 |
| Buchrain | 1’478 | 26 | 85 % | - | 2.4 |
| Buttisholz | 1’475 | 25 | 18 % | - | 2.3 |
| Hasle (LU) | 1’396 | 24 | 9 % | - | 2.1 |
| Schwarzenberg | 1’395 | 21 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Ettiswil | 1’349 | 27 | 17 % | - | 2.2 |
| Grosswangen | 1’339 | 23 | 35 % | - | 2.1 |
| Menznau | 1’273 | 23 | 35 % | - | 2.3 |
| Root | 1’248 | 43 | 56 % | - | 2.9 |
| Pfaffnau | 1’175 | 20 | 47 % | - | 2.1 |
| Wolhusen | 1’174 | 31 | 62 % | - | 2.6 |
| Zell (LU) | 1’159 | 23 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Sempach | 1’137 | 51 | 83 % | - | 2.3 |
| Eschenbach (LU) | 1’128 | 22 | 59 % | - | 2.4 |
| Knutwil | 1’126 | 23 | 37 % | - | 2.3 |
| Nottwil | 1’074 | 21 | 74 % | - | 2.2 |
| Römerswil | 1’063 | 23 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Oberkirch | 1’041 | 22 | 65 % | - | 2.1 |
| Luthern | 1’028 | 17 | 8 % | - | 2.1 |
| Hergiswil bei Willisau | 1’016 | 16 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Udligenswil | 1’002 | 21 | 42 % | - | 2.2 |
| Schenkon | 998 | 34 | 54 % | - | 2.2 |
| Geuensee | 957 | 16 | 52 % | - | 2.6 |
| Werthenstein | 927 | 18 | 41 % | - | 2.5 |
| Wikon | 924 | 19 | 9 % | - | 2.1 |
| Aesch (LU) | 914 | 18 | 9 % | - | 2.2 |
| Altishofen | 906 | 19 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Inwil | 906 | 28 | 42 % | - | 2.7 |
| Büron | 899 | 17 | 46 % | - | 2.3 |
| Rain | 892 | 17 | 59 % | - | 2.2 |
| Ballwil | 814 | 22 | 63 % | - | 2.3 |
| Nebikon | 810 | 25 | 62 % | - | 2.2 |
| Schongau | 799 | 20 | 9 % | - | 2.1 |
| Ufhusen | 769 | 20 | 8 % | - | 2.2 |
| Hildisrieden | 756 | 18 | 68 % | - | 2.1 |
| Eich | 695 | 21 | 44 % | - | 2.2 |
| Egolzwil | 664 | 16 | 53 % | - | 2.5 |
| Mauensee | 659 | 18 | 48 % | - | 2.2 |
| Ermensee | 619 | 19 | 14 % | - | 2.2 |
| Meierskappel | 610 | 14 | 46 % | - | 2.5 |
| Wauwil | 607 | 16 | 61 % | - | 2.5 |
| Grossdietwil | 591 | 19 | 8 % | - | 2.3 |
| Altbüron | 558 | 16 | 12 % | - | 2.2 |
| Doppleschwand | 501 | 14 | 9 % | - | 2.3 |
| Schlierbach | 501 | 9 | 10 % | - | 2.2 |
| Romoos | 486 | 16 | 16 % | - | 2.2 |
| Fischbach | 481 | 16 | 9 % | - | 2.1 |
| Greppen | 472 | 14 | 58 % | - | 2.3 |
| Roggliswil | 423 | 14 | 10 % | - | 2.3 |
| Alberswil | 395 | 20 | 9 % | - | 2.1 |
| Dierikon | 370 | 17 | 56 % | - | 2.3 |
| Gisikon | 365 | 17 | 89 % | - | 2.2 |
| Vitznau | 1 | 1 | 5 % | - | - |
How to read this page
room shows observed built density: what has been built on the parcels, not what the zoning permits. Volume utilization (ratioV) compares the built volume of a parcel with the reference volume of its municipal zone type. The floor-area ratio (GFZ) is floor area divided by parcel area; building height and number of floors are taken from the buildings on a parcel. Figures pool all municipal zones of the area. Medians and quartiles are read from bins 10 points (ratioV), 0.1 (GFZ), 2 m (height) and 1 floor wide, so they are exact to within one bin; means are exact. A parcel counts in a distribution only when the parcel data has a value for it. The floors distribution leaves out parcels without a building (0 floors).