Muhen
Municipality in the canton of Aargau · FSO no. 4009
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Muhen centerThe parcel data lists 1’988 parcels in Muhen, covering 7 km². 61.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 732 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’988
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 7 km²
- 0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 732 m²
- Canton: 861 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 61.1%
- Canton: 55.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1988
- Canton: 1986
- Switzerland: 1975
About Muhen
Muhen ranks 46th of 196 municipalities in the canton of Aargau by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Muhen measures 732 m², about the same as the canton median of 861 m². Muhen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 61.1% of its parcels have a building, against 55.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (48.8%), Landwirtschaftszone (21.8%) and Wald (10.3%). In total, Muhen uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Muhen has 1’823 buildings with 1’887 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.7% of them), and 29.9% 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: 1’214 (61.1%)
Unbuilt: 774 (38.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2 | 970 | 0.66 km² | 82.8% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 434 | 2.97 km² | 30.0% |
| Wald | 204 | 2.77 km² | 2.0% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA3 | 200 | 0.20 km² | 79.0% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 86 | 0.06 km² | 82.6% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA2 | 25 | 0.02 km² | 80.0% |
| Arbeitszone | 22 | 0.09 km² | 72.7% |
| Kantonsstrasse | 17 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten | 6 | 0.04 km² | 83.3% |
| Eisenbahn | 5 | 0.01 km² | 20.0% |
| Speziallandwirtschaftszone | 5 | 0.05 km² | 80.0% |
| Autobahn | 4 | 0.04 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 10 | 0.06 km² | 20.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’823 buildings with 1’887 dwellings here; 886 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’823
- Dwellings
- 1’887
- Single-family houses
- 886
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Muhen
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Muhen. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.