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Erlen

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4476

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

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The parcel data lists 2’427 parcels in Erlen, covering 12.2 km². 46.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’506 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’427
1.8% of the canton
Total area
12.2 km²

1.4% of the canton

Median area
1’506 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
46.3%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Erlen

Erlen ranks 13th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.8% of the canton's parcels on 1.4% of its area. The median parcel in Erlen measures 1’506 m², larger than the canton median of 1’142 m². Erlen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 46.3% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (19.3%), Dorfzone 2 (15.5%) and Landschaftsschutzzone (11.9%). In total, Erlen uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Erlen has 1’778 buildings with 1’813 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.4% of them), and 32.5% 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: 1’123 (46.3%)Unbuilt: 1’304 (53.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone4695.73 km²18.6%
Dorfzone 23750.40 km²90.4%
Landschaftsschutzzone2892.50 km²13.8%
Wohnzone W2a2710.21 km²90.8%
Wald2691.40 km²1.5%
Wohnzone W2b1920.16 km²94.8%
Strassenflächen innerhalb von Bauzonen1390.19 km²1.4%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen1230.23 km²0.8%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2930.09 km²93.5%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3700.10 km²88.6%
Arbeitszone Industrie390.28 km²38.5%
Wohnzone W3280.05 km²92.9%
Other zones (12 labels)700.85 km²45.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’778 buildings with 1’813 dwellings here; 791 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’778
Dwellings
1’813
Single-family houses
791
Building volume
3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’017
  • Mixed use34
  • Non-residential717
  • Other10

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920158
  • 1920-194542
  • 1946-196050
  • 1961-1980200
  • 1981-2000285
  • 2001-2010119
  • 2011-2020186
  • 2021 and later60
  • Unknown year23

Maps and geodata for Erlen

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