Pura: building age and utilization
Canton of Ticino · 1'340 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'340
- Municipal zones
- 18
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 10%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 8.4 m
- Median floors
- 1.2
Overview
Pura: the parcel data lists 1'340 parcels in 18 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 10%, the average 51%. For comparison: canton of Ticino, median 10%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 106%, against 55% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.4 m and the median number of floors is 1.2.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2016-2020 | 17 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 25 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 41 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 134 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 148 | 11% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 969 | 72% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 6 | 117% |
| Built 2016 or later | 23 | 102% |
| Built 2011 or later | 48 | 107% |
| Built 2006 or later | 89 | 106% |
| Built 1986 or later | 223 | 95% |
| Built 1966 or later | 371 | 94% |
| All parcels | 1'340 | 55% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 681 | 51% |
| 10-50% | 118 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 244 | 18% |
| 100-150% | 162 | 12% |
| 150-200% | 63 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 57 | 4% |
Median: 10% · Average: 51% · Based on 1'325 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 66 | 10% |
| 6-10 m | 409 | 61% |
| 10-16 m | 186 | 28% |
| 16-30 m | 5 | 0.8% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.4 m · Average: 8.8 m · Based on 666 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 795 | 60% |
| 2 | 421 | 32% |
| 3 | 89 | 7% |
| 4 | 11 | 0.8% |
| 5-6 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.2 · Average: 1 · Based on 1'319 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadenazzo | 1'598 | 9% | 1 |
| Quinto | 1'556 | 9% | 0.5 |
| Mezzovico-Vira | 1'550 | 14% | 1.2 |
| Lumino | 1'534 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Sant'Antonino | 1'496 | 22% | 1.3 |
| Centovalli | 1'431 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Arogno | 1'332 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Chiasso | 1'303 | 9% | 1 |
| Brione sopra Minusio | 1'288 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Brusino Arsizio | 1'284 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Maggia | 1'265 | 9% | 1 |
| Coldrerio | 1'120 | 73% | 1.9 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.