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Braunau

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4723

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

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The parcel data lists 862 parcels in Braunau, covering 9.2 km². 36.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’210 m².

Key figures

Parcels
862
0.6% of the canton
Total area
9.2 km²

1.1% of the canton

Median area
2’210 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
36.5%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1994

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Braunau

Braunau ranks 65th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Braunau measures 2’210 m², larger than the canton median of 1’142 m². Braunau is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 36.5% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszonen (23.4%), Wald (22%) and Strasse ausserhalb Bauzone (18.3%). In total, Braunau uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Braunau has 530 buildings with 406 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (82.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.2% of them), and 34.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1994, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 315 (36.5%)Unbuilt: 547 (63.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszonen2025.83 km²46.0%
Wald1901.97 km²2.1%
Strasse ausserhalb Bauzone1580.27 km²0.0%
Wohnzonen950.06 km²90.5%
Dorfzonen500.04 km²90.0%
Wohn- und Arbeitszonen440.03 km²84.1%
Nicht genehmigte Weilerzonen400.06 km²95.0%
Landschaftsschutzzonen390.81 km²15.4%
Strasse innerhalb Bauzone290.03 km²0.0%
Naturschutzzonen60.02 km²16.7%
Zonen für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen30.02 km²100.0%
Spezialbauzonen Pferdehaltung20.01 km²0.0%
Other zones (4 labels)40.02 km²50.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 530 buildings with 406 dwellings here; 218 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
530
Dwellings
406
Single-family houses
218
Building volume
774’066 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential265
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential253
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192039
  • 1920-194527
  • 1946-19601
  • 1961-198031
  • 1981-200095
  • 2001-201027
  • 2011-202048
  • 2021 and later34
  • Unknown year13

Maps and geodata for Braunau

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