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 2023 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Thurgau (2023)

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Fischingen is the largest municipality by area in canton Thurgau: 30.6 km² (2023). Next come Frauenfeld (27.4 km²) and Kemmental (25 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Fischingen	30.6 km²	2'977
2	Frauenfeld	27.4 km²	26'747
3	Kemmental	25 km²	2'800
4	Homburg	24.1 km²	1'570
5	Aadorf	19.9 km²	9'485
6	Amriswil	19 km²	14'643
7	Bussnang	18.9 km²	2'572
8	Egnach	18.4 km²	5'031
9	Hüttwilen	17.7 km²	1'758
10	Wigoltingen	17.1 km²	2'650
11	Wängi	16.4 km²	4'956
12	Basadingen-Schlattingen	15.6 km²	1'856
13	Thundorf	15.6 km²	1'678
14	Schlatt	15.5 km²	1'887
15	Weinfelden	15.5 km²	12'233
16	Amlikon-Bissegg	14.5 km²	1'382
17	Affeltrangen	14.4 km²	2'837
18	Uesslingen-Buch	14 km²	1'131
19	Herdern	13.7 km²	1'168
20	Pfyn	13.1 km²	2'270
21	Berg	13.1 km²	3'573
22	Hauptwil-Gottshaus	12.5 km²	2'084
23	Sirnach	12.4 km²	8'133
24	Bichelsee-Balterswil	12.3 km²	3'044
25	Birwinken	12.3 km²	1'398
26	Erlen	12.2 km²	3'939
27	Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf	12.2 km²	2'612
28	Wäldi	12.2 km²	1'168
29	Wuppenau	12.1 km²	1'194
30	Roggwil	12 km²	3'397
31	Eschenz	12 km²	1'903
32	Wagenhausen	11.8 km²	1'839
33	Bürglen	11.7 km²	4'153
34	Bischofszell	11.6 km²	6'298
35	Hüttlingen	11.6 km²	884
36	Kreuzlingen	11.6 km²	23'241
37	Tägerwilen	11.6 km²	5'341
38	Neunforn	11.4 km²	1'120
39	Kradolf-Schönenberg	11 km²	3'899
40	Schönholzerswilen	10.9 km²	889
41	Langrickenbach	10.8 km²	1'476
42	Ermatingen	10.5 km²	3'769
43	Diessenhofen	10.1 km²	4'132
44	Märstetten	10 km²	2'949
45	Gachnang	9.7 km²	4'609
46	Güttingen	9.6 km²	1'738
47	Braunau	9.2 km²	861
48	Sulgen	9.1 km²	4'063
49	Romanshorn	8.9 km²	11'728
50	Lengwil	8.9 km²	1'786
51	Steckborn	8.8 km²	4'046
52	Müllheim	8.7 km²	3'306
53	Lommis	8.6 km²	1'274
54	Warth-Weiningen	8.2 km²	1'449
55	Hohentannen	8 km²	664
56	Münchwilen	7.8 km²	5'908
57	Matzingen	7.7 km²	3'111
58	Raperswilen	7.7 km²	426
59	Felben-Wellhausen	7.4 km²	3'195
60	Tobel-Tägerschen	7.1 km²	1'639
61	Altnau	6.7 km²	2'356
62	Salenstein	6.6 km²	1'461
63	Stettfurt	6.4 km²	1'251
64	Eschlikon	6.2 km²	4'901
65	Arbon	6.1 km²	15'853
66	Hefenhofen	6.1 km²	1'299
67	Münsterlingen	5.5 km²	3'600
68	Mammern	5.5 km²	692
69	Kesswil	4.5 km²	999
70	Uttwil	4.4 km²	1'911
71	Sommeri	4.2 km²	672
72	Bettwiesen	3.9 km²	1'324
73	Berlingen	3.6 km²	947
74	Salmsach	2.7 km²	1'600
75	Bottighofen	2.4 km²	2'688
76	Wilen	2.3 km²	2'525
77	Horn	1.8 km²	3'130
78	Rickenbach	1.6 km²	3'072
79	Dozwil	1.3 km²	730
80	Gottlieben	0.3 km²	340

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2023. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Thurgau is the largest by area?: Fischingen is the largest municipality by area in canton Thurgau, at 30.6 km² (2023).
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.