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Frauenfeld

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4566

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

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The parcel data lists 6’671 parcels in Frauenfeld, covering 27.4 km². 68.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 843 m².

Key figures

Parcels
6’671
4.9% of the canton
Total area
27.4 km²

3.2% of the canton

Median area
843 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
68.4%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1978

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Frauenfeld

Frauenfeld has the most parcels of the 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau and holds 4.9% of the canton's parcels on 3.2% of its area. The median parcel in Frauenfeld measures 843 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Frauenfeld is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.4% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2a (21.4%), Wohnzone 2b (11.3%) and Wohnzone 3 (8.4%). In total, Frauenfeld uses 38 zone designations.

According to the building register, Frauenfeld has 7’295 buildings with 13’652 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 34% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.1% of them), and 24% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 4’564 (68.4%)Unbuilt: 2’107 (31.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 2a1’4251.11 km²92.6%
Wohnzone 2b7520.64 km²91.8%
Wohnzone 35630.82 km²92.7%
Landwirtschaftszone5458.28 km²18.2%
Strasse im Baugebiet5090.88 km²1.6%
Dorfzone 24710.36 km²90.2%
Wohnzone 14350.39 km²94.9%
Wald3654.73 km²7.1%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 32180.39 km²88.1%
Strasse ausserhalb Baugebiet1910.43 km²0.5%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 21890.14 km²94.7%
Kernzone Altstadt1260.04 km²86.5%
Other zones (26 labels)8829.13 km²65.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 7’295 buildings with 13’652 dwellings here; 2’871 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
7’295
Dwellings
13’652
Single-family houses
2’871
Building volume
15.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential4’520
  • Mixed use264
  • Non-residential2’483
  • Other28

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920552
  • 1920-1945450
  • 1946-1960530
  • 1961-1980858
  • 1981-20001’009
  • 2001-2010485
  • 2011-2020423
  • 2021 and later187
  • Unknown year70

Maps and geodata for Frauenfeld

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