Arch
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 381
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 891 parcels in Arch, covering 6.4 km². 63.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 987 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 891
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.4 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 987 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 63.1%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Arch
Arch is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Arch measures 987 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Arch is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 63.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (28.7%), Wohn- Arbeitszone WA (23.1%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2 (22.7%). In total, Arch uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Arch has 913 buildings with 880 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (34.5% of them), and 20.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 562 (63.1%)Unbuilt: 329 (36.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 256 | 5.22 km² | 20.3% |
| Wohn-_Arbeitszone_WA | 206 | 0.23 km² | 84.0% |
| Wohnzone_2-geschossig_W2 | 202 | 0.18 km² | 86.6% |
| Wohnzone_1-geschossig_W1 | 114 | 0.08 km² | 86.0% |
| Dorfkernzone_DK | 42 | 0.05 km² | 76.2% |
| Arbeitszone_A | 27 | 0.08 km² | 55.6% |
| Abbau-_und/oder_Ablagerungszone | 22 | 0.45 km² | 9.1% |
| Bauernhofzone | 7 | 0.04 km² | 71.4% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_F_Kirche/_Friedhof | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Grünzone | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_B_Primarschule | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_A_Gemeindezentrum | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 5 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 913 buildings with 880 dwellings here; 361 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 913
- Dwellings
- 880
- Single-family houses
- 361
- Building volume
- 921’433 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Arch
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