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Gretzenbach

Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2576

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

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The parcel data lists 1’346 parcels in Gretzenbach, covering 5.8 km². 65.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 845 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’346
1.1% of the canton
Total area
5.8 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
845 m²

Canton: 871 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
65.8%

Canton: 53.2%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1984

Canton: 1982

Switzerland: 1976

About Gretzenbach

Gretzenbach is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.8% of their area. The median parcel in Gretzenbach measures 845 m², about the same as the canton median of 871 m². Gretzenbach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.8% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (45.6%), Landwirtschaftszone (20.1%) and Wohnzone Hang (9.4%). In total, Gretzenbach uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gretzenbach has 1’338 buildings with 1’294 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (82%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.4% of them), and 21.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1984, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1982).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 886 (65.8%)Unbuilt: 460 (34.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 26140.44 km²91.4%
Landwirtschaftszone2702.41 km²25.9%
Wohnzone Hang1260.10 km²91.3%
Verkehrszone Strasse690.15 km²1.4%
Wald651.97 km²6.2%
Arbeitszone400.12 km²85.0%
Kernzone 2330.03 km²87.9%
Industriezone290.27 km²58.6%
Verkehrsfläche Strasse190.04 km²0.0%
Gewerbezone mit erlaubter Wohnnutzung160.03 km²87.5%
Wohnzone 3140.02 km²85.7%
Grünzone130.01 km²53.8%
Other zones (9 labels)380.23 km²57.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’338 buildings with 1’294 dwellings here; 645 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’338
Dwellings
1’294
Single-family houses
645
Building volume
1.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential787
  • Mixed use30
  • Non-residential521
  • Other0

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192074
  • 1920-194544
  • 1946-196078
  • 1961-1980167
  • 1981-2000314
  • 2001-201092
  • 2011-202086
  • 2021 and later9
  • Unknown year22

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