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Grub (AR)

Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3031

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

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The parcel data lists 680 parcels in Grub (AR), covering 4.2 km². 60.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’376 m².

Key figures

Parcels
680
2.5% of the canton
Total area
4.2 km²

1.7% of the canton

Median area
1’376 m²

Canton: 1’095 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
60.9%

Canton: 66.9%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1965

Switzerland: 1976

About Grub (AR)

Grub (AR) ranks 18th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 2.5% of the canton's parcels on 1.7% of its area. The median parcel in Grub (AR) measures 1’376 m², larger than the canton median of 1’095 m². Grub (AR) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 60.9% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (41.9%), Wald (21.9%) and Wohnzone (17.4%). In total, Grub (AR) uses 11 zone designations.

According to the building register, Grub (AR) has 568 buildings with 479 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (86.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (31.4% of them), and 9.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 414 (60.9%)Unbuilt: 266 (39.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 11 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone2852.88 km²69.8%
Wald1490.99 km²7.4%
Wohnzone1180.12 km²95.8%
Kernzone430.03 km²86.0%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone370.04 km²91.9%
Verkehrsfläche170.07 km²11.8%
Grünzone im Baugebiet110.04 km²63.6%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen80.02 km²62.5%
Kurzone70.02 km²57.1%
übriges Gemeindegebiet4< 0.01 km²50.0%
Gewerbezone1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 568 buildings with 479 dwellings here; 272 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
568
Dwellings
479
Single-family houses
272
Building volume
616’262 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential313
  • Mixed use23
  • Non-residential229
  • Other3

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920130
  • 1920-194518
  • 1946-196016
  • 1961-198078
  • 1981-2000122
  • 2001-201023
  • 2011-202014
  • 2021 and later4
  • Unknown year9

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