Bärschwil

Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2611

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

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The parcel data lists 1’827 parcels in Bärschwil, covering 11.2 km². 58.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’276 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’827
1.3% of the canton
Total area
11.2 km²
1.4% of the canton
Median area
1’276 m²
Canton: 855 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
58.8%
Canton: 51.6%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1980
Switzerland: 1975

About Bärschwil

Bärschwil is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.4% of their area. The median parcel in Bärschwil measures 1’276 m², larger than the canton median of 855 m². Bärschwil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 58.8% of its parcels have a building, against 51.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (58.6%), Wald (11.2%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2a (9.9%). In total, Bärschwil uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bärschwil has 663 buildings with 436 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (82.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (6.9% of them), and 3.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1980).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’075 (58.8%)

Unbuilt: 752 (41.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone1’0715.05 km²49.0%
Wald2055.57 km²55.1%
Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2a1810.15 km²64.1%
Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2b1000.09 km²82.0%
Ortsbildschutzzone890.04 km²100.0%
Kernzone II430.04 km²100.0%
Verkehrszone Strasse390.04 km²76.9%
Verkehrsfläche Strasse370.07 km²70.3%
Freihaltezone130.01 km²92.3%
Gewässer120.02 km²75.0%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen90.02 km²100.0%
Reservezone Wohnzone, Mischzone, Kernzone und Zentrumszone80.01 km²100.0%
Other zones (7 labels)200.07 km²65.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 663 buildings with 436 dwellings here; 276 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
663
Dwellings
436
Single-family houses
276
Building volume
592’180 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential334
  • Mixed use8
  • Non-residential317
  • Other4

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192074
  • 1920-194517
  • 1946-196027
  • 1961-198062
  • 1981-200067
  • 2001-201024
  • 2011-202016
  • 2021 and later2
  • Unknown year786

Maps and geodata for Bärschwil

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