Brienz (BE)
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 573
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Brienz (BE) center
The parcel data lists 2’896 parcels in Brienz (BE), covering 46.3 km². 65% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 927 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’896
- 0.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 46.3 km²
0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 927 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1961
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Brienz (BE)
Brienz (BE) is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.9% of their area. The median parcel in Brienz (BE) measures 927 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Brienz (BE) is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are LWZ, uebriges Gebiet (51.5%), Wohnzone W2 (14.5%) and Dorfkernzone DK (11.2%). In total, Brienz (BE) uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Brienz (BE) has 3’092 buildings with 2’799 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 49.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (27.5% of them), and 13.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1961, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’883 (65%)Unbuilt: 1’013 (35%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| LWZ, uebriges Gebiet | 1’490 | 44.85 km² | 51.3% |
| Wohnzone W2 | 419 | 0.42 km² | 80.7% |
| Dorfkernzone DK | 325 | 0.12 km² | 80.6% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG2 | 240 | 0.33 km² | 84.2% |
| Ferienhauszone | 198 | 0.11 km² | 78.3% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG3 | 57 | 0.05 km² | 82.5% |
| Wohnzohne W2P | 48 | 0.04 km² | 72.9% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung | 43 | 0.11 km² | 60.5% |
| Industrie- und Gewerbezone IG | 30 | 0.13 km² | 70.0% |
| Hotelzone | 13 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für Sport und Freizeit ZSF | 11 | 0.07 km² | 54.5% |
| Spezialzone Feuerwehr SPZ | 10 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 12 | 0.04 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’092 buildings with 2’799 dwellings here; 715 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’092
- Dwellings
- 2’799
- Single-family houses
- 715
- Building volume
- 2.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Brienz (BE)
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Brienz (BE). Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
Explore more data for Brienz (BE)
- Building zones and density Brienz (BE)in room
- ÖREB extract Brienz (BE)in lookup
- Building age Brienz (BE)in roots
- Building heights and headroom Brienz (BE)in roofs
- Solar potential Brienz (BE)in soolar
- Points of interest and accessibility Brienz (BE)in scoore
- Tax rates Brienz (BE)in taxoo
More municipalities in the canton of Bern
- Bern16’975 parcels
- Biel/Bienne7’729 parcels
- Frutigen4’878 parcels
- Grindelwald5’409 parcels
- Köniz9’293 parcels
- Langenthal4’744 parcels
- Saanen5’579 parcels
- Schwarzenburg5’304 parcels
- Sigriswil4’927 parcels
- Spiez5’425 parcels
- Thun8’362 parcels
- Wohlen bei Bern4’607 parcels