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Salmsach

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4441

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

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The parcel data lists 632 parcels in Salmsach, covering 2.7 km². 67.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 935 m².

Key figures

Parcels
632
0.5% of the canton
Total area
2.7 km²

0.3% of the canton

Median area
935 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
67.4%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Salmsach

Salmsach ranks 74th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Salmsach measures 935 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Salmsach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.4% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (17.7%), Wohnzone W 2b (14.2%) and Dorfzone 2 (13.4%). In total, Salmsach uses 25 zone designations.

According to the building register, Salmsach has 715 buildings with 799 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.4% of them), and 30.8% 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: 426 (67.4%)Unbuilt: 206 (32.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone1121.65 km²31.3%
Wohnzone W 2b900.05 km²96.7%
Dorfzone 2850.06 km²89.4%
Wohnzone W 2a690.06 km²98.6%
Wohnzone W 3440.03 km²97.7%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA 3350.06 km²94.3%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA 2300.02 km²93.3%
Wald290.13 km²10.3%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb von Bauzonen280.04 km²0.0%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen250.05 km²0.0%
Erhaltungszone170.02 km²100.0%
Landschaftsschutzzone150.19 km²53.3%
Other zones (13 labels)530.31 km²52.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 715 buildings with 799 dwellings here; 284 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
715
Dwellings
799
Single-family houses
284
Building volume
1.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential390
  • Mixed use14
  • Non-residential305
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192048
  • 1920-194527
  • 1946-196030
  • 1961-198074
  • 1981-2000108
  • 2001-201061
  • 2011-202049
  • 2021 and later21
  • Unknown year8

Maps and geodata for Salmsach

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