Merenschwand
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4234
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’762 parcels in Merenschwand, covering 13.5 km². 56.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 911 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’762
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 13.5 km²
1% of the canton
- Median area
- 911 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 56.3%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1994
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Merenschwand
Merenschwand is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1% of their area. The median parcel in Merenschwand measures 911 m², about the same as the canton median of 863 m². Merenschwand is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 56.3% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (35.1%), Landwirtschaftszone (28.8%) and Wald (6.7%). In total, Merenschwand uses 18 zone designations.
According to the building register, Merenschwand has 1’675 buildings with 1’693 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.8% of them), and 35.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1994, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 992 (56.3%)Unbuilt: 770 (43.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 | 618 | 0.44 km² | 86.9% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 508 | 9.49 km² | 24.6% |
| Wald | 118 | 1.57 km² | 6.8% |
| Kernzone | 112 | 0.09 km² | 69.6% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2 | 86 | 0.08 km² | 82.6% |
| Arbeitszone | 75 | 0.19 km² | 70.7% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 70 | 0.06 km² | 85.7% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3 | 46 | 0.05 km² | 80.4% |
| Kantonsstrasse | 41 | 0.12 km² | 0.0% |
| Gewässer | 33 | 0.57 km² | 6.1% |
| Naturschutzzone gemäss Reusstaldekret | 14 | 0.57 km² | 21.4% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 10 | 0.08 km² | 70.0% |
| Other zones (6 labels) | 31 | 0.19 km² | 35.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’675 buildings with 1’693 dwellings here; 649 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’675
- Dwellings
- 1’693
- Single-family houses
- 649
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Merenschwand
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