Dornach
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2473
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Dornach centerThe parcel data lists 2’697 parcels in Dornach, covering 5.8 km². 62.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 608 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’697
- 1.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.8 km²
- 0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 608 m²
- Canton: 855 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 62.8%
- Canton: 51.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Dornach
Dornach ranks 11th of 104 municipalities in the canton of Solothurn by number of parcels and holds 1.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.7% of their area. The median parcel in Dornach measures 608 m², smaller than the canton median of 855 m². Dornach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.8% of its parcels have a building, against 51.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are 2-geschossige Wohnzone b (23.8%), 2-geschossige Wohnzone a (22.7%) and Landwirtschaftszone (10.9%). In total, Dornach uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Dornach has 2’391 buildings with 3’549 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (26% of them), and 23% 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: 1’694 (62.8%)
Unbuilt: 1’003 (37.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone b | 643 | 0.35 km² | 84.4% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone a | 612 | 0.38 km² | 79.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 295 | 0.75 km² | 8.5% |
| Einfamilienhauszone | 197 | 0.16 km² | 81.2% |
| Kernzone 1 | 191 | 0.11 km² | 82.7% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 180 | 0.19 km² | 1.1% |
| Wald | 153 | 2.76 km² | 7.2% |
| 2-geschossige Wohnzone c | 106 | 0.11 km² | 88.7% |
| 3-geschossige Wohnzone | 62 | 0.11 km² | 91.9% |
| Kernzone 2 | 59 | 0.05 km² | 98.3% |
| Freihaltezone | 46 | 0.15 km² | 34.8% |
| Gewerbezone 2 | 34 | 0.08 km² | 61.8% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 119 | 0.59 km² | 52.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’391 buildings with 3’549 dwellings here; 1’161 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’391
- Dwellings
- 3’549
- Single-family houses
- 1’161
- Building volume
- 3.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Dornach
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Dornach. 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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