Hochwald
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2475
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 4’017 parcels in Hochwald, covering 8.3 km². 14.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’087 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’017
- 3.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 8.3 km²
1.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’087 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 14.2%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Hochwald
Hochwald is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 3.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.2% of their area. The median parcel in Hochwald measures 1’087 m², larger than the canton median of 871 m². Hochwald is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 14.2% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (51.3%), Wald (28.4%) and Wohnzone ein- bis zweigeschossig (8.3%). In total, Hochwald uses 18 zone designations.
According to the building register, Hochwald has 791 buildings with 625 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (86.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 34.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (34.1% of them), and 25% 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: 569 (14.2%)Unbuilt: 3’448 (85.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 2’060 | 3.68 km² | 2.4% |
| Wald | 1’139 | 3.92 km² | 0.5% |
| Wohnzone ein- bis zweigeschossig | 335 | 0.28 km² | 85.7% |
| Kernzone | 104 | 0.05 km² | 80.8% |
| Wohnzone eingeschossig | 94 | 0.13 km² | 79.8% |
| Reservezone Wohnzone, Mischzone, Kernzone und Zentrumszone | 62 | 0.06 km² | 22.6% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 62 | 0.08 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 62 | 0.06 km² | 0.0% |
| Hofstattzone | 37 | 0.02 km² | 56.8% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig | 26 | 0.02 km² | 69.2% |
| Sondernutzungszone Gartenanlage | 9 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 9 | 0.01 km² | 44.4% |
| Other zones (6 labels) | 18 | 0.03 km² | 55.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 791 buildings with 625 dwellings here; 430 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 791
- Dwellings
- 625
- Single-family houses
- 430
- Building volume
- 747’648 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Hochwald
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