Gempen
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2474
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’286 parcels in Gempen, covering 6 km². 29% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’183 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’286
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 6 km²
0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’183 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 29%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Gempen
Gempen is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.9% of their area. The median parcel in Gempen measures 1’183 m², larger than the canton median of 871 m². Gempen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 29% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.6%), Wald (29.7%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig (20.5%). In total, Gempen uses 14 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gempen has 540 buildings with 446 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (82%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.9% of them), and 30.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1982).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 373 (29%)Unbuilt: 913 (71%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 407 | 4.26 km² | 12.3% |
| Wald | 382 | 1.25 km² | 2.4% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig | 263 | 0.20 km² | 82.5% |
| Kernzone | 59 | 0.03 km² | 83.1% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 53 | 0.09 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 43 | 0.03 km² | 2.3% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig, reduziert | 37 | 0.03 km² | 78.4% |
| Reservezone Wohnzone, Mischzone, Kernzone und Zentrumszone | 16 | 0.03 km² | 12.5% |
| Freihaltezone | 9 | 0.01 km² | 55.6% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 6 | 0.02 km² | 66.7% |
| Sondernutzungszone Sonnhalde | 4 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Gewerbezone ohne Wohnen | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (2 labels) | 4 | 0.01 km² | 25.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 540 buildings with 446 dwellings here; 260 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 540
- Dwellings
- 446
- Single-family houses
- 260
- Building volume
- 526’128 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gempen
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