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Sins

Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4239

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

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The parcel data lists 2’495 parcels in Sins, covering 20.3 km². 46.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’513 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’495
0.8% of the canton
Total area
20.3 km²

1.5% of the canton

Median area
1’513 m²

Canton: 863 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
46.7%

Canton: 55.4%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1989

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Sins

Sins is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.5% of their area. The median parcel in Sins measures 1’513 m², larger than the canton median of 863 m². Sins is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 46.7% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (34.9%), Wald (20.3%) and Wohnzone 2 (11.1%). In total, Sins uses 26 zone designations.

According to the building register, Sins has 2’283 buildings with 2’015 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 53.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.3% of them), and 30.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’164 (46.7%)Unbuilt: 1’331 (53.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone87215.23 km²28.8%
Wald5063.13 km²2.0%
Wohnzone 22760.17 km²88.0%
W1 Wohnzone am Hang2270.12 km²93.8%
Kernzone Aussendörfer1290.11 km²84.5%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 3860.12 km²86.0%
Wohnzone 3660.08 km²83.3%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2500.05 km²82.0%
Kernzone Oberdorf480.03 km²89.6%
Kantonsstrasse380.15 km²5.3%
Arbeitszone320.20 km²81.3%
Gewerbezone320.12 km²78.1%
Other zones (14 labels)1330.80 km²54.1%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’283 buildings with 2’015 dwellings here; 617 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’283
Dwellings
2’015
Single-family houses
617
Building volume
3.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential950
  • Mixed use28
  • Non-residential1’215
  • Other90

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192096
  • 1920-194550
  • 1946-196064
  • 1961-1980254
  • 1981-2000318
  • 2001-2010171
  • 2011-2020106
  • 2021 and later80
  • Unknown year25

Maps and geodata for Sins

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