Balsthal
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2422
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Balsthal centerThe parcel data lists 2’555 parcels in Balsthal, covering 15.7 km². 79.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 695 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’555
- 1.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 15.7 km²
- 2% of the canton
- Median area
- 695 m²
- Canton: 855 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 79.2%
- Canton: 51.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Balsthal
Balsthal is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 2% of their area. The median parcel in Balsthal measures 695 m², smaller than the canton median of 855 m². Balsthal is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 79.2% of its parcels have a building, against 51.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, 2-geschossig a (32.6%), Wohnzone, 2-geschossig b (23.5%) and Verkehrszone Strasse (9.3%). In total, Balsthal uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Balsthal has 2’725 buildings with 3’259 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (18.1% of them), and 13.2% 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: 2’023 (79.2%)
Unbuilt: 532 (20.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone, 2-geschossig a | 833 | 0.53 km² | 92.3% |
| Wohnzone, 2-geschossig b | 600 | 0.44 km² | 70.3% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 237 | 0.27 km² | 86.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 225 | 4.04 km² | 56.9% |
| Engere Kernzone | 142 | 0.08 km² | 88.0% |
| Kernzone | 66 | 0.06 km² | 84.8% |
| Wohnzone, 3-geschossig | 66 | 0.13 km² | 100.0% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 65 | 0.11 km² | 44.6% |
| Zentrumszone | 53 | 0.07 km² | 100.0% |
| Wald | 51 | 8.99 km² | 49.0% |
| Industriezone Moos | 37 | 0.17 km² | 45.9% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 34 | 0.20 km² | 97.1% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 146 | 0.63 km² | 65.8% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’725 buildings with 3’259 dwellings here; 1’188 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’725
- Dwellings
- 3’259
- Single-family houses
- 1’188
- Building volume
- 3.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Balsthal
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Balsthal. 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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