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Grindel

Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2617

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

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The parcel data lists 904 parcels in Grindel, covering 3.1 km². 26% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’112 m².

Key figures

Parcels
904
0.7% of the canton
Total area
3.1 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
1’112 m²

Canton: 871 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
26%

Canton: 53.2%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1982

Switzerland: 1976

About Grindel

Grindel is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Grindel measures 1’112 m², larger than the canton median of 871 m². Grindel is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 26% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (60.3%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig (17.9%) and Kernzone (6.4%). In total, Grindel uses 12 zone designations.

According to the building register, Grindel has 311 buildings with 255 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (88.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.3% of them), and 16.6% 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: 235 (26%)Unbuilt: 669 (74%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone5452.29 km²5.9%
Wohnzone 2-geschossig1620.12 km²82.1%
Kernzone580.02 km²75.9%
Wald330.55 km²3.0%
Verkehrsfläche Strasse310.04 km²0.0%
Verkehrszone Strasse280.02 km²0.0%
Anschlusszone an Kernzone260.01 km²65.4%
Reservezone Wohnzone, Mischzone, Kernzone und Zentrumszone60.01 km²33.3%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen60.02 km²83.3%
Uferschutzzone5< 0.01 km²20.0%
Reservezone Arbeiten30.01 km²0.0%
Gewässer1< 0.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 311 buildings with 255 dwellings here; 170 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
311
Dwellings
255
Single-family houses
170
Building volume
266’409 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential193
  • Mixed use3
  • Non-residential113
  • Other2

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192029
  • 1920-194521
  • 1946-196029
  • 1961-198057
  • 1981-200051
  • 2001-201017
  • 2011-202013
  • 2021 and later9
  • Unknown year9

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