Birwinken
Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4901
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’688 parcels in Birwinken, covering 12.3 km². 33.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’483 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’688
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.3 km²
1.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’483 m²
Canton: 1’142 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 33.2%
Canton: 53.5%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Birwinken
Birwinken ranks 34th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Birwinken measures 2’483 m², larger than the canton median of 1’142 m². Birwinken is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.2% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.2%), Wald (18.3%) and Dorfzone (13.5%). In total, Birwinken uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Birwinken has 919 buildings with 652 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (80.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 48.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.7% of them), and 27.9% 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: 560 (33.2%)Unbuilt: 1’128 (66.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 526 | 7.69 km² | 24.5% |
| Wald | 309 | 1.68 km² | 1.3% |
| Dorfzone | 228 | 0.24 km² | 91.7% |
| Strasse in Nichtbauzonen | 184 | 0.35 km² | 0.0% |
| Landschaftsschutzzone | 161 | 2.02 km² | 15.5% |
| Wohnzone | 104 | 0.09 km² | 90.4% |
| Strasse in Bauzonen | 67 | 0.07 km² | 0.0% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone | 66 | 0.07 km² | 92.4% |
| Weilerzone | 20 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 12 | 0.02 km² | 91.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone für besondere Nutzung | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Pferdesportzone | 3 | 0.02 km² | 66.7% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 40.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 919 buildings with 652 dwellings here; 362 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 919
- Dwellings
- 652
- Single-family houses
- 362
- Building volume
- 1.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Birwinken
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