Dornach
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2473
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’697 parcels in Dornach, covering 5.8 km². 62.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 608 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’697
- 2.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.8 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 608 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 62.8%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Dornach
Dornach is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 2.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.8% of their area. The median parcel in Dornach measures 608 m², smaller than the canton median of 871 m². Dornach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.8% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone b (23.8%), 2-geschossige Wohnzone a (22.7%) and Landwirtschaftszone (10.9%). In total, Dornach uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Dornach has 2’391 buildings with 3’549 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (26% of them), and 23% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1982).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’694 (62.8%)Unbuilt: 1’003 (37.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone b | 643 | 0.35 km² | 84.4% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone a | 612 | 0.38 km² | 79.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 295 | 0.75 km² | 8.5% |
| Einfamilienhauszone | 197 | 0.16 km² | 81.2% |
| Kernzone 1 | 191 | 0.11 km² | 82.7% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 180 | 0.19 km² | 1.1% |
| Wald | 153 | 2.76 km² | 7.2% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone c | 106 | 0.11 km² | 88.7% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 62 | 0.11 km² | 91.9% |
| Kernzone 2 | 59 | 0.05 km² | 98.3% |
| Freihaltezone | 46 | 0.15 km² | 34.8% |
| Gewerbezone 2 | 34 | 0.08 km² | 61.8% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 119 | 0.59 km² | 52.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’391 buildings with 3’549 dwellings here; 1’161 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’391
- Dwellings
- 3’549
- Single-family houses
- 1’161
- Building volume
- 3.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Dornach
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