Bowil
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 605
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’312 parcels in Bowil, covering 14.7 km². 37.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 3’732 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’312
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.7 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 3’732 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 37.7%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Bowil
Bowil is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Bowil measures 3’732 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Bowil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 37.7% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (49.2%), Übriges Gebiet (34.3%) and Wohn- Gewerbezone 2 geschossig (5.1%). In total, Bowil uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bowil has 1’016 buildings with 685 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53.4% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 54.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.9% of them), and 18.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 494 (37.7%)Unbuilt: 818 (62.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 646 | 9.47 km² | 43.7% |
| Übriges Gebiet | 450 | 4.93 km² | 4.0% |
| Wohn- Gewerbezone 2 geschossig | 67 | 0.07 km² | 83.6% |
| Wohnzone 1 geschossig | 47 | 0.04 km² | 97.9% |
| Wohnzone 2 geschossog | 32 | 0.02 km² | 90.6% |
| Kernzone | 29 | 0.05 km² | 89.7% |
| Weilerzone nach Art. 33 RPV | 19 | 0.03 km² | 94.7% |
| Gewerbezone | 15 | 0.04 km² | 86.7% |
| ZöN B Kirche und Pfarrhaus | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| ZöN C Friedhof | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone für Sport und Freizeitanlagen | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| ZöN A Schulgebäude, Turnhalle, Sportplatz | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| ZöN D Werkhof | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’016 buildings with 685 dwellings here; 214 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’016
- Dwellings
- 685
- Single-family houses
- 214
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bowil
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