Basel
Municipality in the canton of Basel-Stadt · FSO no. 2701
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 16’860 parcels in Basel, covering 18.3 km². 93.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 296 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 16’860
- 75.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 18.3 km²
59.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 296 m²
Canton: 343 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 93.3%
Canton: 88%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1932
Canton: 1936
Switzerland: 1976
About Basel
Basel has the most parcels of the 3 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Stadt and holds 75.4% of the canton's parcels on 59.8% of its area. The median parcel in Basel measures 296 m², about the same as the canton median of 343 m². Basel is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 93.3% of its parcels have a building, against 88% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Schonzone ohne Arbeitsgeschoss (10.1%), Zone 2A ohne Arbeitsgeschoss (10%) and Schutzzone ohne Arbeitsgeschoss (9.2%). In total, Basel uses 39 zone designations.
According to the building register, Basel has 23’973 buildings with 105’978 dwellings, 4.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 36.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 18.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1920 to 1945 (34.9% of them), and 4.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1932, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1936).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 15’731 (93.3%)Unbuilt: 1’129 (6.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schonzone ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’707 | 0.61 km² | 97.2% |
| Zone 2A ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’688 | 1.15 km² | 95.7% |
| Schutzzone ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’557 | 0.52 km² | 95.8% |
| Zone 5A mit Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’485 | 1.01 km² | 93.2% |
| Zone 2 ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’418 | 0.57 km² | 98.7% |
| Zone 4 ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’143 | 0.84 km² | 96.2% |
| Zone 4 mit Arbeitsgeschoss | 1’051 | 0.75 km² | 96.8% |
| Schutzzone Innenstadt | 1’005 | 0.49 km² | 79.9% |
| Zone 3 ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 970 | 0.89 km² | 97.0% |
| Schonzone mit Arbeitsgeschoss | 903 | 0.29 km² | 93.7% |
| Zone 5A ohne Arbeitsgeschoss | 819 | 0.62 km² | 96.7% |
| Schutzzone mit Arbeitsgeschoss | 769 | 0.29 km² | 93.8% |
| Other zones (27 labels) | 2’345 | 10.24 km² | 83.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 23’973 buildings with 105’978 dwellings here; 6’800 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 23’973
- Dwellings
- 105’978
- Single-family houses
- 6’800
- Building volume
- 78.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Basel
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