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Recherswil

Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2530

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

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The parcel data lists 1’034 parcels in Recherswil, covering 3.4 km². 66.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 782 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’034
0.9% of the canton
Total area
3.4 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
782 m²

Canton: 871 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
66.6%

Canton: 53.2%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1985

Canton: 1982

Switzerland: 1976

About Recherswil

Recherswil is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Recherswil measures 782 m², about the same as the canton median of 871 m². Recherswil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.6% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2-geschossig (55.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (15.3%) and Verkehrszone Strasse (7.9%). In total, Recherswil uses 15 zone designations.

According to the building register, Recherswil has 1’040 buildings with 1’032 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.7% of them), and 28.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1985, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1982).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 689 (66.6%)Unbuilt: 345 (33.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 2-geschossig5730.41 km²93.0%
Landwirtschaftszone1581.83 km²14.6%
Verkehrszone Strasse820.08 km²2.4%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig570.05 km²89.5%
Wald520.68 km²7.7%
Kernzone Erhaltung 2-geschossig350.03 km²91.4%
Industriezone200.06 km²80.0%
Gewerbezone mit Wohnen110.02 km²81.8%
Verkehrsfläche Strasse110.10 km²9.1%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen110.03 km²54.5%
Uferschutzzone8< 0.01 km²25.0%
Kernzone Entwicklung 4-geschossig70.02 km²100.0%
Other zones (3 labels)90.03 km²33.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’040 buildings with 1’032 dwellings here; 507 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’040
Dwellings
1’032
Single-family houses
507
Building volume
915’735 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential625
  • Mixed use12
  • Non-residential383
  • Other20

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192032
  • 1920-194539
  • 1946-196059
  • 1961-1980166
  • 1981-2000184
  • 2001-201075
  • 2011-202079
  • 2021 and later45
  • Unknown year10

Maps and geodata for Recherswil

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