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Ramsen

Municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen · FSO no. 2963

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

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The parcel data lists 1’811 parcels in Ramsen, covering 13.5 km². 34.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’669 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’811
3.9% of the canton
Total area
13.5 km²

4.6% of the canton

Median area
1’669 m²

Canton: 1’075 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
34.7%

Canton: 47.3%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Ramsen

Ramsen ranks 9th of 26 municipalities in the canton of Schaffhausen by number of parcels and holds 3.9% of the canton's parcels on 4.6% of its area. The median parcel in Ramsen measures 1’669 m², larger than the canton median of 1’075 m². Ramsen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 34.7% of its parcels have a building, against 47.3% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wald (26.9%), Landwirtschaftszone (21%) and Dorfzone (20.5%). In total, Ramsen uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ramsen has 1’086 buildings with 834 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 50.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.5% of them), and 26.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 629 (34.7%)Unbuilt: 1’182 (65.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wald4883.70 km²0.8%
Landwirtschaftszone3807.96 km²14.2%
Dorfzone3710.35 km²86.8%
Strassenareal2000.41 km²1.0%
Wohnzone 21780.15 km²87.6%
Strassenzone720.09 km²0.0%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3360.06 km²88.9%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2330.06 km²87.9%
Arbeitszone 2150.09 km²86.7%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen140.13 km²85.7%
Naturschutzzone kommunal90.03 km²33.3%
Gewässer50.20 km²0.0%
Other zones (4 labels)100.27 km²20.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’086 buildings with 834 dwellings here; 396 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’086
Dwellings
834
Single-family houses
396
Building volume
1.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential505
  • Mixed use25
  • Non-residential553
  • Other3

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920124
  • 1920-194528
  • 1946-196040
  • 1961-198091
  • 1981-2000148
  • 2001-201051
  • 2011-202068
  • 2021 and later47
  • Unknown year32

Maps and geodata for Ramsen

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