Selzach
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2556
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’061 parcels in Selzach, covering 19.5 km². 54% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’036 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’061
- 1.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.5 km²
2.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’036 m²
Canton: 871 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 54%
Canton: 53.2%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1982
Switzerland: 1976
About Selzach
Selzach is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 2.8% of their area. The median parcel in Selzach measures 1’036 m², larger than the canton median of 871 m². Selzach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 54% of its parcels have a building, against 53.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (28.2%), Wohnzone zweigeschossig (27.9%) and Wohnzone dreigeschossig (9.6%). In total, Selzach uses 35 zone designations.
According to the building register, Selzach has 1’707 buildings with 1’866 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.3% of them), and 26.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1982).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’112 (54%)Unbuilt: 949 (46%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 581 | 10.84 km² | 20.0% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig | 574 | 0.38 km² | 94.3% |
| Wohnzone dreigeschossig | 198 | 0.18 km² | 87.9% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 170 | 0.39 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 105 | 0.14 km² | 1.0% |
| Dorfzone Altreu | 58 | 0.06 km² | 87.9% |
| Kernzone neu | 46 | 0.04 km² | 91.3% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig (reduzierte Ausnützung) | 46 | 0.05 km² | 89.1% |
| Wald | 42 | 6.20 km² | 23.8% |
| Industriezone | 33 | 0.21 km² | 81.8% |
| Gewässer | 31 | 0.44 km² | 3.2% |
| Reservezone zweigeschossige Wohnzone a | 22 | 0.06 km² | 4.5% |
| Other zones (23 labels) | 155 | 0.49 km² | 69.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’707 buildings with 1’866 dwellings here; 730 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’707
- Dwellings
- 1’866
- Single-family houses
- 730
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Selzach
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