What is the population of Bachenbülach, Zurich?

Bachenbülach has a population of approximately 4,026 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Bachenbülach, Zurich located?

Bachenbülach is located in Zurich, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.5047°, 8.5473°.

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Bachenbülach

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Bachenbülach

Total population

4,026

Elevation427 m

Land area4.31 km²

Coordinates47.50°, 8.55°

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City facts

Elevation

427 m

Area

4.31 km²

Official website

www.bachenbuelach.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bachenbülach is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Bachenbülach is first mentioned in 1149 as Bahchenboulacho. But it was certainly inhabited much earlier. The ruins of a Roman farmstead have been discovered on its outskirts.

Geography

Bachenbülach has an area of . Of this area, 35.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located at the foot of the Dettenberg. The town has grown along two main axes, the main road through town and a stream that runs through town.

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Geography

Latitude

47.5047

Longitude

8.5473

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Adolf Keller

Swiss theologian (1872-1963)

Franco Marvulli

Swiss cyclist

Dolorita Fuchs-Gerber

Swiss architect (1843-1915)

Heinrich Abegg

Swiss politician (1904-1984)

Rudolf Ringger

Swiss painter (1841-1908)

Hans Walder

Swiss jurist (1920-2005)

Heinrich Jäckli

Swiss professor (1915-1994)

Konrad Meier

Swiss missionary (1867-1931)

Johann Kaspar Sieber

Swiss politician (1821-1878)

Max Angst

bobsledder (1921-2002)

Johann Emanuel Grob

politician

Rudolf Meier

Swiss BGB politician (1907-1986)

Salomon Volkart

Swiss merchant (1816-1893)

Grete Kellenberger-Gujer

Swiss molecular biologist (1919-2011)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zurich

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.4

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Attention level

Obscure

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Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-10-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 51
Population (Wikidata): 4,092
Wikidata: Q69887

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771