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Muhen

Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4009

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’988 parcels in Muhen, covering 7 km². 61.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 732 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’988
0.7% of the canton
Total area
7 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
732 m²

Canton: 863 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
61.1%

Canton: 55.4%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Muhen

Muhen is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Muhen measures 732 m², smaller than the canton median of 863 m². Muhen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 61.1% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (48.8%), Landwirtschaftszone (21.8%) and Wald (10.3%). In total, Muhen uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Muhen has 1’823 buildings with 1’887 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.7% of them), and 29.9% 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: 1’214 (61.1%)Unbuilt: 774 (38.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W29700.66 km²82.8%
Landwirtschaftszone4342.97 km²30.0%
Wald2042.77 km²2.0%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA32000.20 km²79.0%
Wohnzone W3860.06 km²82.6%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA2250.02 km²80.0%
Arbeitszone220.09 km²72.7%
Kantonsstrasse170.05 km²0.0%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten60.04 km²83.3%
Eisenbahn50.01 km²20.0%
Speziallandwirtschaftszone50.05 km²80.0%
Autobahn40.04 km²0.0%
Other zones (4 labels)100.06 km²20.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’823 buildings with 1’887 dwellings here; 886 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’823
Dwellings
1’887
Single-family houses
886
Building volume
2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’109
  • Mixed use34
  • Non-residential640
  • Other40

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192049
  • 1920-194579
  • 1946-1960122
  • 1961-1980245
  • 1981-2000348
  • 2001-2010182
  • 2011-2020137
  • 2021 and later44
  • Unknown year8

Maps and geodata for Muhen

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