Biel-Benken
Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2764
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’214 parcels in Biel-Benken, covering 4.1 km². 55.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 712 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’214
- 1.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.1 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 712 m²
Canton: 690 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 55.8%
Canton: 56.7%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1987
Canton: 1979
Switzerland: 1976
About Biel-Benken
Biel-Benken ranks 18th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 1.7% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Biel-Benken measures 712 m², about the same as the canton median of 690 m². Biel-Benken is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.8% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are W2 (35.5%), W1 (12.3%) and Waldareal (12.1%). In total, Biel-Benken uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Biel-Benken has 1’730 buildings with 1’606 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (86%). Non-residential buildings account for 21.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (30.9% of them), and 30.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1979).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’236 (55.8%)Unbuilt: 978 (44.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | 787 | 0.40 km² | 85.0% |
| W1 | 273 | 0.20 km² | 86.8% |
| Waldareal | 267 | 0.76 km² | 0.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 242 | 1.79 km² | 11.6% |
| Strasse innerhalb ZPS | 140 | 0.14 km² | 2.1% |
| Kernzone (Dorfkern) | 92 | 0.07 km² | 88.0% |
| Rebbauzone | 92 | 0.09 km² | 35.9% |
| Kernzone (Übergang) | 58 | 0.05 km² | 81.0% |
| Zone nach § 19 Abs. 1 lit. f RBG | 56 | 0.16 km² | 7.1% |
| WG2 | 54 | 0.02 km² | 81.5% |
| Grünzone | 44 | 0.15 km² | 31.8% |
| W2b | 36 | 0.02 km² | 88.9% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 73 | 0.26 km² | 58.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’730 buildings with 1’606 dwellings here; 966 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’730
- Dwellings
- 1’606
- Single-family houses
- 966
- Building volume
- 1.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Biel-Benken
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