Grächen: building age and utilization
Canton of Valais · 2'938 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 2'938
- Municipal zones
- 25
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 8%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 2%
- Median building height
- 8.6 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Grächen: the parcel data lists 2'938 parcels in 25 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 8%, the average 52%. For comparison: canton of Valais, median 7%.
2% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 120%, against 57% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.6 m and the median number of floors is 0.7.
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 | 15 | 0.5% |
| 2016-2020 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 2011-2015 | 15 | 0.5% |
| 2006-2010 | 19 | 0.6% |
| 1986-2005 | 123 | 4% |
| 1966-1985 | 248 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'507 | 85% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 15 | 87% |
| Built 2016 or later | 26 | 116% |
| Built 2011 or later | 41 | 124% |
| Built 2006 or later | 60 | 120% |
| Built 1986 or later | 183 | 137% |
| Built 1966 or later | 431 | 132% |
| All parcels | 2'938 | 57% |
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% | 1'761 | 61% |
| 10-50% | 197 | 7% |
| 50-100% | 342 | 12% |
| 100-150% | 286 | 10% |
| 150-200% | 146 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 176 | 6% |
Median: 8% · Average: 52% · Based on 2'908 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 87 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 743 | 64% |
| 10-16 m | 302 | 26% |
| 16-30 m | 30 | 3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.6 m · Average: 9.1 m · Based on 1'162 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'242 | 77% |
| 2 | 367 | 13% |
| 3 | 166 | 6% |
| 4 | 94 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 41 | 1% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.6 · Based on 2'910 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varen | 3'177 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Visp | 3'139 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Kippel | 3'060 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Saint-Léonard | 2'995 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Grengiols | 2'986 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Niedergesteln | 2'953 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Saas-Fee | 2'915 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Termen | 2'847 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Täsch | 2'797 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Riederalp | 2'785 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Liddes | 2'747 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Staldenried | 2'699 | 6% | 0.6 |
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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.