Gränichen
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4006
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’206 parcels in Gränichen, covering 17.2 km². 66.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 760 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’206
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 17.2 km²
1.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 760 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 66.6%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Gränichen
Gränichen is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.2% of their area. The median parcel in Gränichen measures 760 m², about the same as the canton median of 863 m². Gränichen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.6% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (46.9%), Landwirtschaftszone (22.2%) and Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA3 (11.9%). In total, Gränichen uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gränichen has 3’532 buildings with 3’932 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.3% of them), and 27.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’135 (66.6%)Unbuilt: 1’071 (33.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2 | 1’503 | 1.05 km² | 86.8% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 712 | 4.59 km² | 22.9% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA3 | 383 | 0.37 km² | 85.1% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 113 | 0.15 km² | 75.2% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA2 | 108 | 0.10 km² | 87.0% |
| Wald | 83 | 9.45 km² | 8.4% |
| Zentrumszone Z | 56 | 0.05 km² | 80.4% |
| Arbeitszone AII | 43 | 0.14 km² | 72.1% |
| Arbeitszone AI | 37 | 0.14 km² | 62.2% |
| Magerwiese / Trockenstandort | 32 | 0.29 km² | 15.6% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen OeBA | 32 | 0.51 km² | 53.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone / Weilerzone (nicht Gegenstand der Planungsvorlage) | 26 | 0.04 km² | 76.9% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 78 | 0.33 km² | 19.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’532 buildings with 3’932 dwellings here; 1’582 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’532
- Dwellings
- 3’932
- Single-family houses
- 1’582
- Building volume
- 3.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gränichen
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