Schönengrund
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3003
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Schönengrund centerThe parcel data lists 405 parcels in Schönengrund, covering 5.2 km². 60% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’331 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 405
- 1.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.2 km²
- 2.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’331 m²
- Canton: 1’095 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 60%
- Canton: 66.9%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1965
- Canton: 1965
- Switzerland: 1975
About Schönengrund
Schönengrund ranks 20th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 1.5% of the canton's parcels on 2.1% of its area. The median parcel in Schönengrund measures 1’331 m², larger than the canton median of 1’095 m². Schönengrund is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 60% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (43%), Wohnzone (19.8%) and Wald (18.5%). In total, Schönengrund uses 10 zone designations.
According to the building register, Schönengrund has 359 buildings with 313 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (41.6% of them), and 15.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 243 (60%)
Unbuilt: 162 (40%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 174 | 4.22 km² | 59.8% |
| Wohnzone | 80 | 0.08 km² | 87.5% |
| Wald | 75 | 0.75 km² | 4.0% |
| Kernzone | 45 | 0.03 km² | 97.8% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 13 | 0.02 km² | 92.3% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 8 | 0.06 km² | 37.5% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 5 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Grünzone nach altem Baugesetz | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 33.3% |
| Gewerbezone | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Gewässer | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 359 buildings with 313 dwellings here; 164 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 359
- Dwellings
- 313
- Single-family houses
- 164
- Building volume
- 423’438 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Schönengrund
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Schönengrund. 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.
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