Matzingen

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4591

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

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The parcel data lists 1’409 parcels in Matzingen, covering 7.7 km². 56.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 954 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’409
1% of the canton
Total area
7.7 km²
0.9% of the canton
Median area
954 m²
Canton: 1’142 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
56.6%
Canton: 53.5%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1988
Canton: 1986
Switzerland: 1975

About Matzingen

Matzingen ranks 47th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Matzingen measures 954 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Matzingen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 56.6% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2b (17%), Wald (13.9%) and Landwirtschaftszone (12.2%). In total, Matzingen uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Matzingen has 1’259 buildings with 1’566 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.7% of them), and 27.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 797 (56.6%)

Unbuilt: 612 (43.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone W2b2390.14 km²92.9%
Wald1961.75 km²3.1%
Landwirtschaftszone1723.47 km²43.0%
Wohnzone W2a1690.14 km²93.5%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA31400.15 km²90.0%
Dorfzone1240.11 km²84.7%
Strassen und Wege ausserhalb Bauzone1190.24 km²0.0%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb Bauzone860.10 km²2.3%
Landschaftsschutzzone481.02 km²29.2%
Arbeitszone250.11 km²84.0%
Nicht genehmigte Weilerzone220.02 km²81.8%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen170.10 km²94.1%
Other zones (9 labels)520.31 km²67.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’259 buildings with 1’566 dwellings here; 540 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’259
Dwellings
1’566
Single-family houses
540
Building volume
1.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential726
  • Mixed use28
  • Non-residential495
  • Other10

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192083
  • 1920-194526
  • 1946-196048
  • 1961-1980142
  • 1981-2000261
  • 2001-201098
  • 2011-2020105
  • 2021 and later18
  • Unknown year16

Maps and geodata for Matzingen

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