Speicher
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3023
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’670 parcels in Speicher, covering 8.2 km². 77.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 820 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’670
- 6.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.2 km²
3.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 820 m²
Canton: 1’095 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 77.2%
Canton: 66.9%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Speicher
Speicher ranks 6th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 6.1% of the canton's parcels on 3.4% of its area. The median parcel in Speicher measures 820 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’095 m². Speicher is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 77.2% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone (43.1%), Landwirtschaftszone (19.2%) and Wohn- und Gewerbezone (17.2%). In total, Speicher uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Speicher has 1’803 buildings with 2’189 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (25.5% of them), and 17.8% 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: 1’290 (77.2%)Unbuilt: 380 (22.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone | 719 | 0.57 km² | 91.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 320 | 5.31 km² | 74.4% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 287 | 0.26 km² | 88.9% |
| Wald | 115 | 1.42 km² | 7.0% |
| Kernzone | 68 | 0.06 km² | 91.2% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 59 | 0.18 km² | 6.8% |
| Gewerbezone | 31 | 0.07 km² | 80.6% |
| Grünzone im Baugebiet | 27 | 0.07 km² | 40.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 19 | 0.10 km² | 78.9% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 13 | 0.10 km² | 76.9% |
| Kurzone | 7 | 0.02 km² | 85.7% |
| Intensiverholungszone | 3 | 0.02 km² | 33.3% |
| Gewässer | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’803 buildings with 2’189 dwellings here; 884 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’803
- Dwellings
- 2’189
- Single-family houses
- 884
- Building volume
- 2.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Speicher
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