Kaisten
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4169
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’517 parcels in Kaisten, covering 17.9 km². 41.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’090 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’517
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 17.9 km²
1.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’090 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 41.7%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Kaisten
Kaisten is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.3% of their area. The median parcel in Kaisten measures 1’090 m², larger than the canton median of 863 m². Kaisten is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 41.7% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (41.2%), Wohnzone 2b (16.2%) and Wohnzone 2a (13.2%). In total, Kaisten uses 31 zone designations.
According to the building register, Kaisten has 1’750 buildings with 1’510 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.8% of them), and 26.7% 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: 1’050 (41.7%)Unbuilt: 1’467 (58.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’038 | 8.40 km² | 14.0% |
| Wohnzone 2b | 408 | 0.30 km² | 81.6% |
| Wohnzone 2a | 331 | 0.25 km² | 84.3% |
| Wald | 289 | 7.18 km² | 12.1% |
| Dorfkernzone 1 | 121 | 0.08 km² | 74.4% |
| Dorfkernzone 2 | 117 | 0.10 km² | 80.3% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 41 | 0.05 km² | 80.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 37 | 0.17 km² | 40.5% |
| Kantons- und Nationalstrasse ausserhalb der Bauzone | 25 | 0.13 km² | 0.0% |
| Magerwiese / Trockenstandort | 16 | 0.07 km² | 0.0% |
| Materialabbauzone | 14 | 0.09 km² | 14.3% |
| Arbeitszone 1 | 11 | 0.03 km² | 54.5% |
| Other zones (19 labels) | 69 | 1.09 km² | 26.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’750 buildings with 1’510 dwellings here; 664 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’750
- Dwellings
- 1’510
- Single-family houses
- 664
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Kaisten
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