Messen
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2457
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’378 parcels in Messen, covering 11.9 km². 37.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’468 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’378
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.9 km²
1.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’468 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 37.1%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Messen
Messen is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.7% of their area. The median parcel in Messen measures 1’468 m², larger than the canton median of 871 m². Messen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 37.1% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (33.2%), Verkehrsfläche Strasse (17.1%) and Wohnzone W2a (15.6%). In total, Messen uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Messen has 845 buildings with 708 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.7% of them), and 24.9% 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: 511 (37.1%)Unbuilt: 867 (62.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 457 | 7.50 km² | 19.0% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 235 | 0.29 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohnzone W2a | 215 | 0.18 km² | 89.8% |
| Kernzone | 144 | 0.13 km² | 89.6% |
| Wald | 134 | 3.32 km² | 2.2% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 66 | 0.09 km² | 3.0% |
| Landwirtschaftliche Kernzone | 27 | 0.09 km² | 88.9% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig | 16 | 0.02 km² | 93.8% |
| Wohnzone W2b | 14 | 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| Kernzone mit Ortsbildschutz | 12 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 11 | 0.05 km² | 72.7% |
| Gewässer | 10 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 37 | 0.15 km² | 70.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 845 buildings with 708 dwellings here; 339 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 845
- Dwellings
- 708
- Single-family houses
- 339
- Building volume
- 912’277 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Messen
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