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Kesswil

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4426

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

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The parcel data lists 654 parcels in Kesswil, covering 4.5 km². 63.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’021 m².

Key figures

Parcels
654
0.5% of the canton
Total area
4.5 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
1’021 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
63.1%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Kesswil

Kesswil ranks 71st of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Kesswil measures 1’021 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’142 m². Kesswil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 63.1% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dorfzone (17.9%), Wohnzone 1 (17%) and Landwirtschaftszone (11.2%). In total, Kesswil uses 24 zone designations.

According to the building register, Kesswil has 678 buildings with 526 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23% of them), and 26.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 413 (63.1%)Unbuilt: 241 (36.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Dorfzone1170.12 km²91.5%
Wohnzone 11110.10 km²85.6%
Landwirtschaftszone732.11 km²45.2%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone650.08 km²90.8%
Wohnzone 2a560.07 km²92.9%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen540.10 km²0.0%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb von Bauzonen510.06 km²2.0%
Gewässer250.02 km²48.0%
Wohnzone 2b250.02 km²72.0%
Wald181.25 km²5.6%
Seeuferschutzzone140.01 km²78.6%
Freihaltezone90.03 km²66.7%
Other zones (12 labels)360.51 km²50.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 678 buildings with 526 dwellings here; 275 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
678
Dwellings
526
Single-family houses
275
Building volume
936’926 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential344
  • Mixed use19
  • Non-residential314
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192066
  • 1920-194529
  • 1946-196014
  • 1961-198095
  • 1981-200092
  • 2001-201060
  • 2011-202038
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year6

Maps and geodata for Kesswil

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