Gontenschwil
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4135
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’249 parcels in Gontenschwil, covering 9.7 km². 36.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’627 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’249
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.7 km²
0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’627 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 36.4%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Gontenschwil
Gontenschwil is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.7% of their area. The median parcel in Gontenschwil measures 1’627 m², larger than the canton median of 863 m². Gontenschwil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.4% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (50.6%), Wohnzone 2 (18.8%) and Wald (14.2%). In total, Gontenschwil uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gontenschwil has 1’521 buildings with 1’176 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 52.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (21.8% of them), and 20.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 818 (36.4%)Unbuilt: 1’431 (63.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’138 | 6.03 km² | 21.8% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 422 | 0.39 km² | 83.2% |
| Wald | 320 | 2.43 km² | 2.2% |
| Dorfzone 2 | 90 | 0.09 km² | 67.8% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 46 | 0.05 km² | 73.9% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 26 | 0.04 km² | 80.8% |
| Dorfzone 3 | 24 | 0.02 km² | 66.7% |
| Arbeitszone 2 | 22 | 0.11 km² | 63.6% |
| Naturschutzzone Fromentalwiese | 22 | 0.08 km² | 9.1% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 22 | 0.11 km² | 72.7% |
| Naturschutzzone Magerwiese | 17 | 0.08 km² | 29.4% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2 | 16 | 0.03 km² | 93.8% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 84 | 0.27 km² | 33.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’521 buildings with 1’176 dwellings here; 506 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’521
- Dwellings
- 1’176
- Single-family houses
- 506
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gontenschwil
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