Gonten
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden · FSO no. 3102
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’219 parcels in Gonten, covering 24.7 km². 54.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’706 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’219
- 13.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 24.7 km²
14.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 3’706 m²
Canton: 1’568 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 54.9%
Canton: 62.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1971
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Gonten
Gonten ranks 4th of 5 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden by number of parcels and holds 13.4% of the canton's parcels on 14.3% of its area. The median parcel in Gonten measures 3’706 m², larger than the canton median of 1’568 m². Gonten is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 54.9% of its parcels have a building, against 62.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (36.2%), Wald (26.5%) and Wohnzone (12%). In total, Gonten uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gonten has 1’130 buildings with 739 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 51.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (38.4% of them), and 23.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 669 (54.9%)Unbuilt: 550 (45.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 441 | 14.96 km² | 72.1% |
| Wald | 323 | 4.61 km² | 7.1% |
| Wohnzone | 146 | 0.10 km² | 94.5% |
| Naturschutzzone | 111 | 1.10 km² | 39.6% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 59 | 0.08 km² | 84.7% |
| Kernzone | 50 | 0.06 km² | 94.0% |
| Sportzone | 22 | 0.67 km² | 72.7% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 19 | 0.14 km² | 42.1% |
| Sömmerungsgebietszone | 17 | 2.77 km² | 76.5% |
| Freihaltezone | 11 | 0.02 km² | 18.2% |
| Gewässer | 9 | 0.10 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 8 | 0.01 km² | 87.5% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 3 | 0.10 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’130 buildings with 739 dwellings here; 366 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’130
- Dwellings
- 739
- Single-family houses
- 366
- Building volume
- 1.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gonten
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