Gachnang
Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4571
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Gachnang centerThe parcel data lists 2’262 parcels in Gachnang, covering 9.7 km². 55.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 876 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’262
- 1.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.7 km²
- 1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 876 m²
- Canton: 1’142 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 55.7%
- Canton: 53.5%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1994
- Canton: 1986
- Switzerland: 1975
About Gachnang
Gachnang ranks 16th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.7% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Gachnang measures 876 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Gachnang is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.7% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2b (29.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (9.3%) and Strasse ausserhalb Bauzone (9%). In total, Gachnang uses 23 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gachnang has 1’809 buildings with 2’173 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.4% of them), and 34% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1994, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1986).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’261 (55.7%)
Unbuilt: 1’001 (44.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone 2b | 664 | 0.43 km² | 94.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 210 | 3.75 km² | 25.2% |
| Strasse ausserhalb Bauzone | 204 | 0.32 km² | 0.0% |
| Landschaftsschutzzone | 180 | 2.14 km² | 12.8% |
| Wald | 166 | 1.45 km² | 4.8% |
| Dorfzone 2 | 165 | 0.14 km² | 89.1% |
| Strasse innerhalb Bauzone | 164 | 0.19 km² | 1.2% |
| Dorfzone 3 | 152 | 0.14 km² | 86.2% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3 | 91 | 0.11 km² | 82.4% |
| Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2 | 80 | 0.08 km² | 93.8% |
| Wohnzone 1 | 48 | 0.04 km² | 97.9% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 24 | 0.03 km² | 75.0% |
| Other zones (11 labels) | 114 | 0.90 km² | 46.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’809 buildings with 2’173 dwellings here; 926 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’809
- Dwellings
- 2’173
- Single-family houses
- 926
- Building volume
- 2.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Gachnang
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Gachnang. 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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