Buch (SH)
Municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen · FSO no. 2961
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 590 parcels in Buch (SH), covering 3.8 km². 29.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’870 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 590
- 1.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.8 km²
1.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’870 m²
Canton: 1’075 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 29.3%
Canton: 47.3%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Buch (SH)
Buch (SH) ranks 24th of 26 municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 1.3% of its area. The median parcel in Buch (SH) measures 1’870 m², larger than the canton median of 1’075 m². Buch (SH) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 29.3% of its parcels have a building, against 47.3% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone 1 (30.7%), Dorfkernzone (17.8%) and Verkehrsflächen (17.1%). In total, Buch (SH) uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Buch (SH) has 274 buildings with 172 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (90.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (27.7% of them), and 24.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 173 (29.3%)Unbuilt: 417 (70.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone 1 | 181 | 2.44 km² | 3.9% |
| Dorfkernzone | 105 | 0.10 km² | 90.5% |
| Verkehrsflächen | 101 | 0.14 km² | 0.0% |
| Wald | 77 | 0.72 km² | 3.9% |
| Wohnzone 1-2 Geschosse | 34 | 0.03 km² | 91.2% |
| Verkehrsflächen Baugebiet | 30 | 0.02 km² | 6.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone 2 | 29 | 0.25 km² | 34.5% |
| Wohnzone 2 Geschosse | 14 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 9 | 0.01 km² | 77.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 4 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Freihaltezone | 2 | 0.04 km² | 0.0% |
| Naturschutzzone | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 2 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 274 buildings with 172 dwellings here; 129 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 274
- Dwellings
- 172
- Single-family houses
- 129
- Building volume
- 307’351 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Buch (SH)
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