Reute (AR)
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3035
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 705 parcels in Reute (AR), covering 5 km². 51.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’209 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 705
- 2.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 5 km²
2.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’209 m²
Canton: 1’095 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 51.1%
Canton: 66.9%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1973
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Reute (AR)
Reute (AR) ranks 17th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 2.6% of the canton's parcels on 2.1% of its area. The median parcel in Reute (AR) measures 1’209 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’095 m². Reute (AR) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.1% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (37.6%), Wald (26.1%) and Wohn- und Gewerbezone (18.6%). In total, Reute (AR) uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Reute (AR) has 537 buildings with 421 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (82.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (31.4% of them), and 17.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 360 (51.1%)Unbuilt: 345 (48.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 265 | 2.39 km² | 56.2% |
| Wald | 184 | 2.31 km² | 7.6% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 131 | 0.10 km² | 85.5% |
| Wohnzone | 81 | 0.06 km² | 84.0% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 27 | 0.10 km² | 14.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 8 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Weilerzone | 7 | 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| Gewerbezone | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Gewässer | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 537 buildings with 421 dwellings here; 250 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 537
- Dwellings
- 421
- Single-family houses
- 250
- Building volume
- 481’568 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Reute (AR)
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