Egnach

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4411

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

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The parcel data lists 3’079 parcels in Egnach, covering 18.5 km². 51.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’818 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’079
2.3% of the canton
Total area
18.5 km²
2.1% of the canton
Median area
1’818 m²
Canton: 1’142 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
51.5%
Canton: 53.5%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1983
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1975

About Egnach

Egnach ranks 7th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 2.3% of the canton's parcels on 2.1% of its area. The median parcel in Egnach measures 1’818 m², larger than the canton median of 1’142 m². Egnach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 51.5% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (33.8%), Wohnzone W2 (16%) and Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA2 (10.5%). In total, Egnach uses 35 zone designations.

According to the building register, Egnach has 2’540 buildings with 2’560 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (76.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 43% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.9% of them), and 27% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’585 (51.5%)

Unbuilt: 1’494 (48.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone1’04112.48 km²29.0%
Wohnzone W24930.48 km²92.3%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA23220.27 km²88.8%
Landschaftsschutzzone1992.03 km²16.1%
Weilerzone1990.27 km²94.5%
Wald1680.60 km²2.4%
Strassenflächen innerhalb von Bauzonen1210.24 km²2.5%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA3830.10 km²85.5%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen800.32 km²0.0%
Naturschutzzone im Gewässer580.32 km²62.1%
Arbeitszone Gewerbe500.14 km²88.0%
Freihaltezone360.11 km²52.8%
Other zones (23 labels)2291.17 km²63.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’540 buildings with 2’560 dwellings here; 1’030 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’540
Dwellings
2’560
Single-family houses
1’030
Building volume
4.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’343
  • Mixed use97
  • Non-residential1’091
  • Other9

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920275
  • 1920-194597
  • 1946-196078
  • 1961-1980276
  • 1981-2000394
  • 2001-2010200
  • 2011-2020164
  • 2021 and later64
  • Unknown year37

Maps and geodata for Egnach

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