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Gächlingen

Municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen · FSO no. 2901

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

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The parcel data lists 1’192 parcels in Gächlingen, covering 7.1 km². 36.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’746 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’192
2.6% of the canton
Total area
7.1 km²

2.4% of the canton

Median area
1’746 m²

Canton: 1’075 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
36.7%

Canton: 47.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Gächlingen

Gächlingen ranks 14th of 26 municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen by number of parcels and holds 2.6% of the canton's parcels on 2.4% of its area. The median parcel in Gächlingen measures 1’746 m², larger than the canton median of 1’075 m². Gächlingen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.7% of its parcels have a building, against 47.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (42.5%), Strassenareal (13%) and Dorfkernzone (10.7%). In total, Gächlingen uses 13 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gächlingen has 614 buildings with 496 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (23.8% of them), and 26.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 437 (36.7%)Unbuilt: 755 (63.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone5075.05 km²13.4%
Strassenareal1550.28 km²0.0%
Dorfkernzone1270.07 km²87.4%
Dorfzone1210.11 km²73.6%
Wohnzone 11050.09 km²89.5%
Rebbauzone680.15 km²39.7%
Strassenzone400.04 km²5.0%
Wohnzone 2210.02 km²90.5%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen130.03 km²53.8%
Gewässer120.03 km²0.0%
Arbeitszone 1100.03 km²90.0%
Wohnzone 3100.01 km²100.0%
Wald31.22 km²33.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 614 buildings with 496 dwellings here; 259 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
614
Dwellings
496
Single-family houses
259
Building volume
780’862 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential331
  • Mixed use13
  • Non-residential269
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920104
  • 1920-194517
  • 1946-196023
  • 1961-198074
  • 1981-200098
  • 2001-201043
  • 2011-202050
  • 2021 and later24
  • Unknown year4

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