Orselina: observed built density
Municipality in the canton of Ticino · FSO no. 5121 · Parcel data as of July 2025
The parcel data covers only part of the land in the canton of Ticino, so figures here may be incomplete.
- Parcels
- 1’001
1 % of the canton
- Municipal zones
- 29
- Median utilization
- 19 %
Canton: 10 %
Switzerland: 10 %
- Median GFZ
- 0.11
Canton: 0.09
Switzerland: 0.09
- Median height
- 9.9 m
Canton: 8.7 m
Switzerland: 9.5 m
- Median floors
- 2.1
Canton: 1.9
Switzerland: 2.3
About Orselina
Orselina is a municipality in the canton of Ticino. The parcel data lists 1’001 parcels in 29 municipal zone types. The zone types with the most parcels are Zona residenziale estensiva RE (384), Bosco (251) and Zona residenziale semi intensiva RSI (102).
The median parcel is built to a volume utilization of 19 %; half of the parcels lie between 5 % and 94 %. The canton median is 10 %, so Orselina sits above it.
The median building height is 9.9 m at 2.1 floors, and the median floor-area ratio (GFZ) is 0.11.
Parcels by municipal zone
| Zone | Parcels | Median utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Zona residenziale estensiva RE | 384 | 69 % |
| Bosco | 251 | 0 % |
| Zona residenziale semi intensiva RSI | 102 | 86 % |
| Nucleo vecchio NV | 70 | 100 % |
| Aree aperte antropizzate | 26 | 26 % |
| Zona residenziale intensiva RI | 19 | 22 % |
| Nucleo di tamponamento NT | 18 | 33 % |
| Gruppo di edifici rustici sui monti | 16 | 56 % |
| Aree agricole - Prati | 15 | 21 % |
| Percorsi pedonali o a prevalenza pedonali nel nucleo | 14 | 0 % |
| Zona per attrezzature pubbliche AP | 11 | 0 % |
| Territorio senza destinazione specifica | 10 | 27 % |
| Other zones (17) | 65 | - |
Volume utilization (ratioV)
Of the 975 parcels with a value, half lie between 5 % and 94 %. The median is 19 % and the mean 52 %.
Share of parcels by range
- below 50 %58 %
- 50 % to below 100 %20 %
- 100 % to below 150 %14 %
- 150 % and above8 %
Floor-area ratio (GFZ)
Of the 975 parcels with a value, half lie between 0.05 and 0.65. The median is 0.11 and the mean 0.39.
Share of parcels by range
- below 0.5067 %
- 0.50 to below 1.0021 %
- 1.00 to below 1.507 %
- 1.50 and above5 %
Building height
Of the 492 parcels with a value, half lie between 8.3 m and 12.2 m. The median is 9.9 m and the mean 10.4 m.
Share of parcels by range
- below 8 m20 %
- 8 m to below 12 m53 %
- 12 m to below 20 m26 %
- 20 m and above1 %
Number of floors
Of the 519 parcels with a value, half lie between 1.6 and 2.7. The median is 2.1 and the mean 2.2.
Share of parcels by range
- below 221 %
- 2 to below 349 %
- 3 to below 529 %
- 5 and above2 %
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 | 1’001 | 55 % |
| Last 60 years | 204 | 99 % |
| Last 40 years | 91 | 95 % |
| Last 20 years | 26 | 105 % |
| Last 15 years | 17 | 100 % |
| Last 10 years | 3 | 106 % |
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).