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Arlesheim

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2763

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

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The parcel data lists 2’450 parcels in Arlesheim, covering 6.9 km². 74.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 606 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’450
1.9% of the canton
Total area
6.9 km²

1.4% of the canton

Median area
606 m²

Canton: 690 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
74.8%

Canton: 56.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1972

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Arlesheim

Arlesheim ranks 14th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 1.9% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Arlesheim measures 606 m², about the same as the canton median of 690 m². Arlesheim is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 74.8% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (28.5%), Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG3 (25.2%) and Wohnzone W1 (9.1%). In total, Arlesheim uses 41 zone designations.

According to the building register, Arlesheim has 3’080 buildings with 4’884 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 24.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (25.5% of them), and 17.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1972, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’832 (74.8%)Unbuilt: 618 (25.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W26990.54 km²85.1%
Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG36170.40 km²89.6%
Wohnzone W12220.20 km²87.4%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS1800.27 km²7.8%
Kernzonen1170.07 km²88.0%
W21010.08 km²83.2%
Wald733.78 km²9.6%
W4550.03 km²80.0%
Landwirtschaftszone490.38 km²26.5%
Wohnzonen430.10 km²86.0%
Zone mit Quartierplanpflicht380.08 km²60.5%
Zone für öffentliche Werke und Anlagen OeWA360.32 km²69.4%
Other zones (29 labels)2200.68 km²63.6%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’080 buildings with 4’884 dwellings here; 1’264 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’080
Dwellings
4’884
Single-family houses
1’264
Building volume
4.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’917
  • Mixed use62
  • Non-residential755
  • Other346

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920153
  • 1920-1945187
  • 1946-1960263
  • 1961-1980468
  • 1981-2000419
  • 2001-2010132
  • 2011-2020118
  • 2021 and later65
  • Unknown year27

Maps and geodata for Arlesheim

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