Rheinfelden
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4258
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’246 parcels in Rheinfelden, covering 15 km². 72.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 553 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’246
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 15 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 553 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 72.2%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.1% of their area. The median parcel in Rheinfelden measures 553 m², smaller than the canton median of 863 m². Rheinfelden is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 72.2% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone A (38.4%), Altstadt (14.6%) and Wohnzone B (13%). In total, Rheinfelden uses 26 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rheinfelden has 3’277 buildings with 7’273 dwellings, 2.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 38.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.1% of them), and 21.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’622 (72.2%)Unbuilt: 624 (27.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone A | 862 | 0.70 km² | 86.8% |
| Altstadt | 327 | 0.09 km² | 76.5% |
| Wohnzone B | 292 | 0.61 km² | 79.1% |
| Arbeitszone I: Dienstleistungen | 192 | 0.31 km² | 79.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 135 | 2.44 km² | 17.0% |
| Wohnzone C | 130 | 0.15 km² | 67.7% |
| Bauten und Anlagen für öffentliche Dienste | 49 | 0.57 km² | 61.2% |
| Arbeitszone II: Gewerbe | 48 | 0.32 km² | 77.1% |
| Stadtgraben | 46 | 0.03 km² | 28.3% |
| Wald | 42 | 8.02 km² | 28.6% |
| Kantonsstrasse | 28 | 0.17 km² | 17.9% |
| Arbeitszone III: Industrie | 24 | 0.46 km² | 33.3% |
| Other zones (14 labels) | 71 | 1.13 km² | 33.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’277 buildings with 7’273 dwellings here; 1’121 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’277
- Dwellings
- 7’273
- Single-family houses
- 1’121
- Building volume
- 6.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rheinfelden
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