Bern
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 351
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 16’975 parcels in Bern, covering 51.6 km². 87.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 498 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 16’975
- 3.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 51.6 km²
1% of the canton
- Median area
- 498 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 87.1%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1932
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Bern
Bern has the most parcels of the 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern and holds 3.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1% of their area. The median parcel in Bern measures 498 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Bern is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 87.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, Bauklasse 2 (22.9%), Wohnzone, Bauklasse Erhaltung (16.8%) and Wohnzone, Bauklasse 3 (12.4%). In total, Bern uses 65 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bern has 21’697 buildings with 82’838 dwellings, 3.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 31.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 24.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1920 to 1945 (28.2% of them), and 4.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1932, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 14’783 (87.1%)Unbuilt: 2’192 (12.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse 2 | 3’889 | 2.69 km² | 93.3% |
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse Erhaltung | 2’850 | 1.94 km² | 93.8% |
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse 3 | 2’107 | 1.81 km² | 92.9% |
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse 4 | 1’948 | 1.75 km² | 92.9% |
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse SPEZ | 786 | 1.42 km² | 87.5% |
| Wohnzone, Bauklasse 5 | 779 | 0.54 km² | 92.9% |
| Untere Altstadt, Untere Altstadt | 539 | 0.19 km² | 91.1% |
| Obere Altstadt, Obere Altstadt | 407 | 0.34 km² | 82.6% |
| Schutzzone A, Zonen im öff Interesse | 383 | 5.39 km² | 41.8% |
| Landwirtschaftszone, Landwirtschaftszone | 319 | 5.22 km² | 36.1% |
| Übriges Gebiet: Wald | 268 | 16.80 km² | 15.7% |
| Industrie Gewerbezone, Bauklasse 4 | 228 | 0.91 km² | 78.5% |
| Other zones (53 labels) | 2’472 | 12.61 km² | 80.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 21’697 buildings with 82’838 dwellings here; 4’278 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 21’697
- Dwellings
- 82’838
- Single-family houses
- 4’278
- Building volume
- 65.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bern
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