Auenstein

Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4091

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’405 parcels in Auenstein, covering 5.7 km². 50.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 831 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’405
0.5% of the canton
Total area
5.7 km²
0.4% of the canton
Median area
831 m²
Canton: 861 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
50.3%
Canton: 55.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1980
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1975

About Auenstein

Auenstein ranks 87th of 196 municipalities in the canton of Aargau by number of parcels and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Auenstein measures 831 m², about the same as the canton median of 861 m². Auenstein is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 50.3% of its parcels have a building, against 55.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Einfamilienhauszone (24.6%), Landwirtschaftszone (22.7%) and Wohnzone 2 / 0.5 (12.4%). In total, Auenstein uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Auenstein has 1’044 buildings with 851 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (84.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (28.4% of them), and 24.8% 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: 707 (50.3%)

Unbuilt: 698 (49.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Einfamilienhauszone3450.25 km²81.2%
Landwirtschaftszone3191.45 km²13.2%
Wohnzone 2 / 0.51740.13 km²78.2%
Wald1732.29 km²9.8%
Dorfzone1370.09 km²77.4%
Wohnzone 2 Hang / 0.5980.06 km²77.6%
Magerwiese490.13 km²8.2%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2370.04 km²70.3%
Kantons- und Nationalstrasse190.05 km²5.3%
Gewässer130.45 km²15.4%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen110.14 km²63.6%
Materialabbauzone80.51 km²25.0%
Other zones (9 labels)220.09 km²36.4%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’044 buildings with 851 dwellings here; 529 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’044
Dwellings
851
Single-family houses
529
Building volume
904’868 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential625
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential389
  • Other19

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192049
  • 1920-194548
  • 1946-196044
  • 1961-1980201
  • 1981-2000164
  • 2001-201077
  • 2011-202055
  • 2021 and later43
  • Unknown year26

Maps and geodata for Auenstein

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