Selzach
Municipality in the canton of Solothurn · FSO no. 2556
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Selzach centerThe parcel data lists 2’061 parcels in Selzach, covering 19.5 km². 54% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’036 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’061
- 1.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.5 km²
- 2.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’036 m²
- Canton: 855 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 54%
- Canton: 51.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1980
- Canton: 1980
- Switzerland: 1975
About Selzach
Selzach is a municipality in the canton of Solothurn and holds 1.5% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 2.5% of their area. The median parcel in Selzach measures 1’036 m², larger than the canton median of 855 m². Selzach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 54% of its parcels have a building, against 51.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (28.2%), Wohnzone zweigeschossig (27.9%) and Wohnzone dreigeschossig (9.6%). In total, Selzach uses 35 zone designations.
According to the building register, Selzach has 1’733 buildings with 1’869 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.3% of them), and 26.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’112 (54%)
Unbuilt: 949 (46%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 581 | 10.84 km² | 20.0% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig | 574 | 0.38 km² | 94.3% |
| Wohnzone dreigeschossig | 198 | 0.18 km² | 87.9% |
| Verkehrsfläche Strasse | 170 | 0.39 km² | 0.0% |
| Verkehrszone Strasse | 105 | 0.14 km² | 1.0% |
| Dorfzone Altreu | 58 | 0.06 km² | 87.9% |
| Kernzone neu | 46 | 0.04 km² | 91.3% |
| Wohnzone zweigeschossig (reduzierte Ausnützung) | 46 | 0.05 km² | 89.1% |
| Wald | 42 | 6.20 km² | 23.8% |
| Industriezone | 33 | 0.21 km² | 81.8% |
| Gewässer | 31 | 0.44 km² | 3.2% |
| Reservezone zweigeschossige Wohnzone a | 22 | 0.06 km² | 4.5% |
| Other zones (23 labels) | 155 | 0.49 km² | 69.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’733 buildings with 1’869 dwellings here; 730 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’733
- Dwellings
- 1’869
- Single-family houses
- 730
- Building volume
- 2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Selzach
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Selzach. 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.