Bühler
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3021
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 667 parcels in Bühler, covering 5.6 km². 78.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 982 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 667
- 2.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.6 km²
2.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 982 m²
Canton: 1’095 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 78.7%
Canton: 66.9%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1966
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Bühler
Bühler ranks 19th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels on 2.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bühler measures 982 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’095 m². Bühler is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 78.7% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone (30.3%), Landwirtschaftszone (28%) and Kernzone (11.8%). In total, Bühler uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bühler has 819 buildings with 976 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (27.2% of them), and 20.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1966, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 525 (78.7%)Unbuilt: 142 (21.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone | 202 | 0.16 km² | 93.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 187 | 4.08 km² | 75.9% |
| Kernzone | 79 | 0.05 km² | 93.7% |
| Wald | 57 | 0.84 km² | 15.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 55 | 0.07 km² | 90.9% |
| Gewerbezone | 19 | 0.03 km² | 89.5% |
| Grünzone im Baugebiet | 16 | 0.04 km² | 56.3% |
| Industriezone | 14 | 0.09 km² | 92.9% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 14 | 0.07 km² | 57.1% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 13 | 0.10 km² | 84.6% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 11 | 0.07 km² | 36.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 819 buildings with 976 dwellings here; 290 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 819
- Dwellings
- 976
- Single-family houses
- 290
- Building volume
- 1.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bühler
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