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Diessenhofen

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4545

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

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The parcel data lists 1’487 parcels in Diessenhofen, covering 10 km². 64.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 832 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’487
1.1% of the canton
Total area
10 km²

1.2% of the canton

Median area
832 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.8%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1976

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Diessenhofen

Diessenhofen ranks 41st of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.2% of its area. The median parcel in Diessenhofen measures 832 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Diessenhofen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.8% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2-geschossig (21.8%), Altstadtzone (17.1%) and Landschaftsschutzzone (7.7%). In total, Diessenhofen uses 28 zone designations.

According to the building register, Diessenhofen has 1’516 buildings with 2’240 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20.6% of them), and 25.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 964 (64.8%)Unbuilt: 523 (35.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 2-geschossig3240.27 km²90.4%
Altstadtzone2550.07 km²84.3%
Landschaftsschutzzone1152.05 km²41.7%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb von Bauzonen1110.15 km²5.4%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen1110.31 km²0.0%
Wohn-/ Gewerbezone 3-geschossig840.11 km²95.2%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig700.08 km²91.4%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig, 3. Geschoss im Dach630.04 km²95.2%
Wohn-/ Gewerbezone 3-geschossig, 3. Geschoss im Dach570.06 km²80.7%
Landwirtschaftszone561.94 km²17.9%
Wald463.61 km²28.3%
Wohnzone 4-geschossig330.06 km²84.8%
Other zones (16 labels)1621.23 km²62.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’516 buildings with 2’240 dwellings here; 512 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’516
Dwellings
2’240
Single-family houses
512
Building volume
2.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential812
  • Mixed use51
  • Non-residential648
  • Other5

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920199
  • 1920-194558
  • 1946-196091
  • 1961-1980166
  • 1981-2000180
  • 2001-2010130
  • 2011-2020101
  • 2021 and later19
  • Unknown year20

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