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Arbon

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4401

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

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The parcel data lists 3’213 parcels in Arbon, covering 6.7 km². 76.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 659 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’213
2.4% of the canton
Total area
6.7 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
659 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
76.6%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1968

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Arbon

Arbon ranks 6th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Arbon measures 659 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Arbon is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 76.6% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone niederer Dichte (17.6%), Wohnzone tiefer Baudichte (16.1%) and Wohnzone mittlerer Baudichte (11.3%). In total, Arbon uses 32 zone designations.

According to the building register, Arbon has 3’572 buildings with 8’967 dwellings, 2.5 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 30.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24.5% of them), and 21.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1968, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’462 (76.6%)Unbuilt: 751 (23.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone niederer Dichte5650.29 km²85.7%
Wohnzone tiefer Baudichte5160.39 km²95.5%
Wohnzone mittlerer Baudichte3640.33 km²95.3%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb Bauzonen2950.45 km²4.4%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone mittlerer Baudichte2610.22 km²91.2%
Wohnzone hoher Baudichte1780.42 km²89.3%
Altstadtzone1760.06 km²83.0%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone niederer Baudichte1330.11 km²94.0%
Kernzone mittlerer Baudichte1260.17 km²89.7%
Kernzone niederer Baudichte720.07 km²88.9%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone hoher Baudichte640.16 km²65.6%
Landschaftsschutzzone620.64 km²27.4%
Other zones (20 labels)4013.41 km²55.1%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’572 buildings with 8’967 dwellings here; 1’221 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’572
Dwellings
8’967
Single-family houses
1’221
Building volume
8.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’284
  • Mixed use168
  • Non-residential1’104
  • Other16

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920602
  • 1920-1945259
  • 1946-1960258
  • 1961-1980320
  • 1981-2000466
  • 2001-2010248
  • 2011-2020205
  • 2021 and later81
  • Unknown year23

Maps and geodata for Arbon

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