Wald (AR)
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3036
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 751 parcels in Wald (AR), covering 6.8 km². 58.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’585 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 751
- 2.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.8 km²
2.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’585 m²
Canton: 1’095 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 58.3%
Canton: 66.9%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1945
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Wald (AR)
Wald (AR) ranks 16th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 2.7% of the canton's parcels on 2.8% of its area. The median parcel in Wald (AR) measures 1’585 m², larger than the canton median of 1’095 m². Wald (AR) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 58.3% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (51.1%), Wald (18.8%) and Wohnzone (10.3%). In total, Wald (AR) uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wald (AR) has 644 buildings with 516 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (43.2% of them), and 10% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1945, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 438 (58.3%)Unbuilt: 313 (41.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 384 | 5.31 km² | 63.8% |
| Wald | 141 | 1.17 km² | 6.4% |
| Wohnzone | 77 | 0.10 km² | 93.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 68 | 0.06 km² | 86.8% |
| Kernzone | 34 | 0.02 km² | 91.2% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 19 | 0.05 km² | 63.2% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 15 | 0.06 km² | 13.3% |
| Grünzone im Baugebiet Freihaltung | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 4 | 0.03 km² | 75.0% |
| Gewerbezone | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Gewässer | 2 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 644 buildings with 516 dwellings here; 299 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 644
- Dwellings
- 516
- Single-family houses
- 299
- Building volume
- 676’724 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Wald (AR)
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