Boswil
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4228
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’538 parcels in Boswil, covering 11.8 km². 53.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’017 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’538
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.8 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’017 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 53.4%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Boswil
Boswil is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.8% of their area. The median parcel in Boswil measures 1’017 m², larger than the canton median of 863 m². Boswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 53.4% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (30.8%), Wohnzone 1 (18.7%) and Dorfzone (12.2%). In total, Boswil uses 29 zone designations.
According to the building register, Boswil has 1’434 buildings with 1’437 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.7% of them), and 28.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 822 (53.4%)Unbuilt: 716 (46.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 474 | 7.81 km² | 21.9% |
| Wohnzone 1 | 288 | 0.20 km² | 85.1% |
| Dorfzone | 188 | 0.13 km² | 73.9% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 142 | 0.18 km² | 73.9% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 121 | 0.09 km² | 79.3% |
| Wald | 69 | 2.30 km² | 8.7% |
| Zentrumszone | 55 | 0.05 km² | 85.5% |
| Extensive Wiesen trockener Ausprägung | 30 | 0.20 km² | 23.3% |
| Arbeitszone 1 | 25 | 0.07 km² | 60.0% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 25 | 0.03 km² | 72.0% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2 | 23 | 0.02 km² | 78.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 20 | 0.07 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (17 labels) | 78 | 0.62 km² | 15.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’434 buildings with 1’437 dwellings here; 505 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’434
- Dwellings
- 1’437
- Single-family houses
- 505
- Building volume
- 2.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Boswil
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