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Pratteln

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2831

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

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The parcel data lists 4’002 parcels in Pratteln, covering 10.7 km². 65.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 557 m².

Key figures

Parcels
4’002
3.2% of the canton
Total area
10.7 km²

2.1% of the canton

Median area
557 m²

Canton: 690 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
65.7%

Canton: 56.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Pratteln

Pratteln ranks 5th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 3.2% of the canton's parcels on 2.1% of its area. The median parcel in Pratteln measures 557 m², smaller than the canton median of 690 m². Pratteln is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.7% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2b (19.4%), Wohnzone W1b (10.4%) and Wohnzone W2a (8.5%). In total, Pratteln uses 59 zone designations.

According to the building register, Pratteln has 4’979 buildings with 8’322 dwellings, 1.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 38% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (27% of them), and 21% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’629 (65.7%)Unbuilt: 1’373 (34.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W2b7750.35 km²89.9%
Wohnzone W1b4160.21 km²85.8%
Wohnzone W2a3400.14 km²82.6%
Landwirtschaftszone3222.02 km²13.7%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS2990.70 km²5.7%
Wohnzone W32540.21 km²85.4%
Kernzone K2270.11 km²90.3%
Wohn- und Geschäftszone WG22070.11 km²87.9%
Spezialzonen1450.26 km²19.3%
Wald1232.59 km²7.3%
Wohnzonen940.20 km²75.5%
Oeffentliche Werke und Anlagen (OeWA) mit Zweckbestimmungen890.81 km²61.8%
Other zones (47 labels)7113.00 km²65.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 4’979 buildings with 8’322 dwellings here; 1’691 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
4’979
Dwellings
8’322
Single-family houses
1’691
Building volume
11.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’529
  • Mixed use66
  • Non-residential1’894
  • Other490

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920235
  • 1920-1945222
  • 1946-1960300
  • 1961-1980709
  • 1981-2000564
  • 2001-2010258
  • 2011-2020227
  • 2021 and later66
  • Unknown year48

Maps and geodata for Pratteln

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