Sulgen
Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4506
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’862 parcels in Sulgen, covering 9.1 km². 54.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’194 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’862
- 1.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.1 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’194 m²
Canton: 1’142 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 54.5%
Canton: 53.5%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1976
About Sulgen
Sulgen ranks 28th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.4% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Sulgen measures 1’194 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’142 m². Sulgen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 54.5% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (17.6%), Wohnzone 2a (12.5%) and Wohnzone 2b (11.9%). In total, Sulgen uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Sulgen has 1’594 buildings with 1’993 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.3% of them), and 22.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’014 (54.5%)Unbuilt: 848 (45.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 328 | 3.98 km² | 21.0% |
| Wohnzone 2a | 233 | 0.19 km² | 94.4% |
| Wohnzone 2b | 222 | 0.17 km² | 94.6% |
| Landschaftsschutzzone | 184 | 1.93 km² | 15.8% |
| Dorfzone | 166 | 0.15 km² | 91.6% |
| Wald | 152 | 1.04 km² | 2.0% |
| Strassenfläche innerhalb von Bauzonen | 128 | 0.20 km² | 0.8% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA3 | 115 | 0.15 km² | 93.0% |
| Zentrumszone | 67 | 0.11 km² | 92.5% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 58 | 0.13 km² | 86.2% |
| Arbeitszone Gewerbe und Dienstleistungen | 45 | 0.18 km² | 75.6% |
| Strassenfläche ausserhalb von Bauzonen | 42 | 0.11 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 122 | 0.79 km² | 63.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’594 buildings with 1’993 dwellings here; 627 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’594
- Dwellings
- 1’993
- Single-family houses
- 627
- Building volume
- 3.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Sulgen
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