Affoltern im Emmental
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 951
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 757 parcels in Affoltern im Emmental, covering 11.5 km². 49.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’289 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 757
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.5 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 3’289 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 49.7%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Affoltern im Emmental
Affoltern im Emmental is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Affoltern im Emmental measures 3’289 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Affoltern im Emmental is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 49.7% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (70%), Dorfzone 2-geschossig (19.9%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig (8.7%). In total, Affoltern im Emmental uses 6 zone designations.
According to the building register, Affoltern im Emmental has 859 buildings with 646 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 50.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.5% of them), and 24.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 376 (49.7%)Unbuilt: 381 (50.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 530 | 11.18 km² | 33.8% |
| Dorfzone 2-geschossig | 151 | 0.20 km² | 85.4% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig | 66 | 0.06 km² | 87.9% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung | 5 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Dorfgewerbezone 3-geschossig | 3 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Dorfzone 3-geschossig | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 859 buildings with 646 dwellings here; 213 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 859
- Dwellings
- 646
- Single-family houses
- 213
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Affoltern im Emmental
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