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Bichelsee-Balterswil

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4721

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

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The parcel data lists 1’875 parcels in Bichelsee-Balterswil, covering 12.3 km². 53% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’061 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’875
1.4% of the canton
Total area
12.3 km²

1.4% of the canton

Median area
1’061 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
53%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Bichelsee-Balterswil

Bichelsee-Balterswil ranks 27th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.4% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Bichelsee-Balterswil measures 1’061 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’142 m². Bichelsee-Balterswil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 53% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone Lw (16.7%), Wohnzone für Einfamilienhäuser WE (15.3%) and Forstzone Fo (11.8%). In total, Bichelsee-Balterswil uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bichelsee-Balterswil has 1’495 buildings with 1’411 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.8% of them), and 29.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 994 (53%)Unbuilt: 881 (47%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone Lw3135.69 km²35.5%
Wohnzone für Einfamilienhäuser WE2860.23 km²96.2%
Forstzone Fo2223.96 km²8.1%
Verkehrsfläche ausserhalb Baugebiet2200.40 km²1.4%
Dorf- und Weilerzone DW1830.14 km²92.3%
Wohnzone W 21290.09 km²96.1%
Verkehrsflächen innerhalb Baugebiet1260.14 km²1.6%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG 2750.07 km²88.0%
Dorfkernzone DK 3720.07 km²95.8%
Landschaftsschutzzone Ls670.94 km²43.3%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG 3510.07 km²94.1%
Gewerbezone G240.04 km²87.5%
Other zones (9 labels)1070.42 km²55.1%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’495 buildings with 1’411 dwellings here; 701 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’495
Dwellings
1’411
Single-family houses
701
Building volume
2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential877
  • Mixed use27
  • Non-residential575
  • Other16

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920113
  • 1920-194538
  • 1946-196051
  • 1961-1980199
  • 1981-2000266
  • 2001-2010145
  • 2011-2020101
  • 2021 and later49
  • Unknown year32

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