Bolken
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2514
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 362 parcels in Bolken, covering 2.1 km². 60.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 843 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 362
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.1 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 843 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 60.2%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1998
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Bolken
Bolken is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Bolken measures 843 m², about the same as the canton median of 871 m². Bolken is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 60.2% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, 2-geschossig (47.2%), Landwirtschaftszone (26.2%) and Verkehrsfläche Strasse (9.7%). In total, Bolken uses 12 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bolken has 350 buildings with 258 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (86.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 40% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (38.1% of them), and 35.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1998, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1982).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 218 (60.2%)Unbuilt: 144 (39.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone, 2-geschossig | 171 | 0.11 km² | 90.6% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 95 | 1.36 km² | 36.8% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 35 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Kernzone | 14 | 0.02 km² | 85.7% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 13 | 0.03 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohnzone, 3-geschossig | 11 | 0.01 km² | 63.6% |
| Wald | 8 | 0.44 km² | 12.5% |
| Erhaltungszone | 6 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Gewässer | 4 | 0.06 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Naturschutzzone Tümpel Turbenmoos | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrsfläche Bahnareal | 1 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 350 buildings with 258 dwellings here; 177 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 350
- Dwellings
- 258
- Single-family houses
- 177
- Building volume
- 230’509 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bolken
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