Building age in the canton of Uri

Canton of Uri, 19 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
12’436
12’039 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1975Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
51 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
27.8%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
22.8%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Uri

The parcel data lists 12’436 parcels with a building in the canton of Uri. For 12’039 of them (96.8%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1975, so the median parcel with a building is 51 years old. 27.8% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 22.8% after 2000. The largest period is 1961-1980 with 25.1%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 397 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 12’039 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 13.1%before 1920: 13.1%, 1’582 parcels
  2. 6.8%1920-1945: 6.8%, 816 parcels
  3. 7.9%1946-1960: 7.9%, 953 parcels
  4. 25.1%1961-1980: 25.1%, 3’019 parcels
  5. 24.3%1981-2000: 24.3%, 2’930 parcels
  6. 10.0%2001-2010: 10.0%, 1’200 parcels
  7. 9.5%2011-2020: 9.5%, 1’147 parcels
  8. 3.3%2021 and later: 3.3%, 392 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)27.8%3’351 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)25.1%3’019 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)24.3%2’930 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)22.8%2’739 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Uri

MunicipalityParcels with a yearMedian year1960 or earlierAfter 2000
Altdorf (UR)1’718198322.7%28.6%
Schattdorf1’404198312.0%30.5%
Bürglen (UR)1’175198324.0%23.2%
Silenen1’118197528.5%21.4%
Erstfeld1’046197532.3%22.5%
Gurtnellen597197523.8%7.2%
Andermatt589196541.3%20.5%
Attinghausen576198826.0%29.7%
Seedorf (UR)553198811.2%30.2%
Flüelen464197523.3%22.4%
Seelisberg460198329.8%22.4%
Wassen448193257.8%10.5%
Spiringen440197521.6%18.4%
Unterschächen375198328.5%29.3%
Isenthal251197635.5%14.7%
Göschenen236195360.2%8.9%
Hospental223193258.7%9.4%
Realp207193266.2%6.3%
Sisikon159198332.7%20.8%

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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