Biglen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 603
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 678 parcels in Biglen, covering 3.6 km². 68% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 960 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 678
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.6 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 960 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 68%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1976
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Biglen
Biglen 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 Biglen measures 960 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Biglen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (36.4%), Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse (26.1%) and Mischzone, 2 Geschosse (19%). In total, Biglen uses 28 zone designations.
According to the building register, Biglen has 867 buildings with 952 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 38.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.9% of them), and 21.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 461 (68%)Unbuilt: 217 (32%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 247 | 3.02 km² | 35.6% |
| Wohnzone,_2_Geschosse | 177 | 0.14 km² | 91.5% |
| Mischzone,_2_Geschosse | 129 | 0.17 km² | 84.5% |
| W2_ZPP9,_Arnistrasse | 25 | 0.01 km² | 88.0% |
| Mischzone,_3_Geschosse | 22 | 0.02 km² | 77.3% |
| W2_UeO_Riedhaldenweg | 10 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Arbeitszone | 9 | 0.03 km² | 66.7% |
| Wohnzone,_3_Geschosse | 7 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| M2_-_Zone_mit_Planungspflicht._Nr._7_Halden,_Sektor_A | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
| M2_UeO_Riedhaldenweg | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
| Kernzone_UeO_Rohrstrasse | 4 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| M2,_ZPP3_Kreuz | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Other zones (16 labels) | 34 | 0.17 km² | 73.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 867 buildings with 952 dwellings here; 245 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 867
- Dwellings
- 952
- Single-family houses
- 245
- Building volume
- 1.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Biglen
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