Gerlafingen
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2519
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’240 parcels in Gerlafingen, covering 1.9 km². 81.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 630 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’240
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 1.9 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 630 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 81.4%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Gerlafingen
Gerlafingen is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Gerlafingen measures 630 m², smaller than the canton median of 871 m². Gerlafingen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 81.4% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone bis 3 Geschosse E, W3E (41.9%), Wohnzone bis 3 Geschosse, W3 (19.1%) and Wohnzone bis 4 Geschosse, W4 (12.4%). In total, Gerlafingen uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gerlafingen has 1’703 buildings with 2’729 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.1% of them), and 26.1% 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: 1’009 (81.4%)Unbuilt: 231 (18.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone bis 3 Geschosse E, W3E | 519 | 0.35 km² | 94.0% |
| Wohnzone bis 3 Geschosse, W3 | 237 | 0.20 km² | 93.7% |
| Wohnzone bis 4 Geschosse, W4 | 154 | 0.22 km² | 90.9% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 116 | 0.14 km² | 0.0% |
| Kernzone bis 4 Geschosse, K4 | 80 | 0.11 km² | 91.3% |
| Kernzone bis 3 Geschosse, K3 | 37 | 0.05 km² | 91.9% |
| Gewerbezone, G | 18 | 0.06 km² | 100.0% |
| Mischzone, M | 18 | 0.04 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen, öBA | 13 | 0.10 km² | 84.6% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 12 | 0.04 km² | 25.0% |
| Kommunale Uferschutzzone innerhalb Bauzone, Uf | 10 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Industriezone, I | 6 | 0.30 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 20 | 0.24 km² | 20.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’703 buildings with 2’729 dwellings here; 688 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’703
- Dwellings
- 2’729
- Single-family houses
- 688
- Building volume
- 3.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gerlafingen
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