Rothrist
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4282
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’181 parcels in Rothrist, covering 11.9 km². 72% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 802 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’181
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.9 km²
0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 802 m²
Canton: 863 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 72%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Rothrist
Rothrist is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.9% of their area. The median parcel in Rothrist measures 802 m², about the same as the canton median of 863 m². Rothrist is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 72% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (52.3%), Landwirtschaftszone (15.5%) and Wohnzone 3 (7.5%). In total, Rothrist uses 24 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rothrist has 3’943 buildings with 4’497 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.6% of them), and 31% 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: 2’290 (72%)Unbuilt: 891 (28%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2 | 1’665 | 1.33 km² | 88.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 492 | 3.74 km² | 28.3% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 238 | 0.33 km² | 79.8% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 153 | 0.15 km² | 85.0% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 4 | 106 | 0.18 km² | 80.2% |
| Wald | 92 | 3.70 km² | 12.0% |
| Arbeitszone 1 | 78 | 0.34 km² | 71.8% |
| Arbeitszone 2 | 57 | 0.48 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 49 | 0.27 km² | 63.3% |
| Zentrumszone A | 43 | 0.06 km² | 90.7% |
| Zentrumszone B | 40 | 0.04 km² | 92.5% |
| Kantons- und Nationalstrasse | 38 | 0.33 km² | 5.3% |
| Other zones (12 labels) | 130 | 0.90 km² | 42.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’943 buildings with 4’497 dwellings here; 1’556 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’943
- Dwellings
- 4’497
- Single-family houses
- 1’556
- Building volume
- 6.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rothrist
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