Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Schaffhausen (2025)

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Schaffhausen is the largest municipality by area in canton Schaffhausen: 41.9 km² (2025). Next come Schleitheim (21.6 km²) and Wilchingen (21.1 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Schaffhausen	41.9 km²	39'228
2	Schleitheim	21.6 km²	1'928
3	Wilchingen	21.1 km²	1'747
4	Thayngen	19.9 km²	5'925
5	Beringen	18.7 km²	5'396
6	Neunkirch	17.9 km²	2'704
7	Merishausen	17.6 km²	907
8	Hallau	15.3 km²	2'600
9	Ramsen	13.5 km²	1'697
10	Beggingen	12.6 km²	459
11	Siblingen	9.4 km²	906
12	Bargen	8.3 km²	339
13	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	8 km²	12'198
14	Hemishofen	7.9 km²	492
15	Gächlingen	7.1 km²	1'043
16	Löhningen	6.8 km²	1'658
17	Stein am Rhein	6.1 km²	3'956
18	Oberhallau	6.1 km²	455
19	Buchberg	5.9 km²	864
20	Dörflingen	5.8 km²	1'074
21	Rüdlingen	5.5 km²	825
22	Lohn	4.9 km²	763
23	Stetten	4.7 km²	1'485
24	Trasadingen	4.1 km²	626
25	Büttenhardt	4 km²	472
26	Buch	3.8 km²	340

swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2025. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Schaffhausen is the largest by area?: Schaffhausen is the largest municipality by area in canton Schaffhausen, at 41.9 km² (2025).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.