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Widen

Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4081

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

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The parcel data lists 1’063 parcels in Widen, covering 2.6 km². 68.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 830 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’063
0.4% of the canton
Total area
2.6 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
830 m²

Canton: 863 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
68.8%

Canton: 55.4%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Widen

Widen is a municipality in the canton of Aargau and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Widen measures 830 m², about the same as the canton median of 863 m². Widen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.8% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W1 (47.5%), Wohnzone W2 (16.7%) and Wald (10.7%). In total, Widen uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Widen has 1’127 buildings with 1’832 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (37.9% of them), and 13.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 731 (68.8%)Unbuilt: 332 (31.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W15050.41 km²83.8%
Wohnzone W21780.21 km²84.3%
Wald1140.32 km²2.6%
Landwirtschaftszone851.22 km²27.1%
Zentrumszone440.07 km²88.6%
Dorfkernzone390.04 km²84.6%
Wohnzone W3250.03 km²84.0%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG2230.04 km²73.9%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen220.07 km²54.5%
UFERSCHUTZZONE90.02 km²0.0%
Wohnzone Schachenfeld50.07 km²60.0%
Grünzone4< 0.01 km²0.0%
Other zones (5 labels)100.10 km²70.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’127 buildings with 1’832 dwellings here; 570 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’127
Dwellings
1’832
Single-family houses
570
Building volume
1.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential779
  • Mixed use16
  • Non-residential305
  • Other27

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192011
  • 1920-194514
  • 1946-196054
  • 1961-1980262
  • 1981-2000277
  • 2001-201033
  • 2011-202053
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year15

Maps and geodata for Widen

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