Riviera: building age and utilization
Canton of Ticino · 3'594 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 3'594
- Municipal zones
- 72
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 6%
- Median building height
- 7.5 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Riviera: the parcel data lists 3'594 parcels in 72 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 54%. For comparison: canton of Ticino, median 10%.
6% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 107%, against 60% for all parcels.
The median building height is 7.5 m and the median number of floors is 0.9.
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 | 47 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 74 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 55 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 45 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 231 | 6% |
| 1966-1985 | 245 | 7% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'897 | 81% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 47 | 123% |
| Built 2016 or later | 121 | 113% |
| Built 2011 or later | 176 | 108% |
| Built 2006 or later | 221 | 107% |
| Built 1986 or later | 452 | 106% |
| Built 1966 or later | 697 | 105% |
| All parcels | 3'594 | 60% |
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% | 2'016 | 57% |
| 10-50% | 276 | 8% |
| 50-100% | 439 | 12% |
| 100-150% | 392 | 11% |
| 150-200% | 187 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 221 | 6% |
Median: 9% · Average: 54% · Based on 3'531 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 278 | 19% |
| 6-10 m | 963 | 65% |
| 10-16 m | 240 | 16% |
| 16-30 m | 4 | 0.3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 7.5 m · Average: 7.8 m · Based on 1'485 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'517 | 73% |
| 2 | 675 | 20% |
| 3 | 224 | 6% |
| 4 | 27 | 0.8% |
| 5-6 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 0.8 · Based on 3'447 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambarogno | 8'674 | 12% | 1.1 |
| Capriasca | 7'866 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Mendrisio | 7'023 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Lema | 5'838 | 7% | 0.5 |
| Serravalle | 5'807 | 8% | 0.9 |
| Val Mara | 4'395 | 11% | 0.5 |
| Airolo | 3'010 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Minusio | 3'005 | 56% | 1.8 |
| Castel San Pietro | 2'788 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Gordola | 2'738 | 59% | 2.1 |
| Breggia | 2'255 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Ascona | 2'177 | 71% | 2.2 |
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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.