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Erlach

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 492

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 796 parcels in Erlach, covering 3.5 km². 59.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 688 m².

Key figures

Parcels
796
0.2% of the canton
Total area
3.5 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
688 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
59.8%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Erlach

Erlach 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 Erlach measures 688 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Erlach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 59.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (22.6%), Landwirtschaftszone, übriges Gebiet (20.6%) and USP Sektor A (8.5%). In total, Erlach uses 34 zone designations.

According to the building register, Erlach has 698 buildings with 817 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 35.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (20.8% of them), and 20.2% 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: 476 (59.8%)Unbuilt: 320 (40.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone_W21800.12 km²82.8%
Landwirtschaftszone,_übriges_Gebiet1642.73 km²20.1%
USP_Sektor_A680.03 km²92.6%
Kernzone_KZ2610.02 km²93.4%
Rebbauzone600.13 km²3.3%
Kernzone_KZ1550.03 km²76.4%
Grünzone460.04 km²60.9%
Wohn-_und_Gewerbezone380.04 km²86.8%
USP_Sektor_G300.12 km²10.0%
Wohnzone_W3210.01 km²57.1%
Spezialwohnzone_Rebenweg_und_Breitenweg190.02 km²78.9%
USP_Sektor_E160.02 km²66.7%
Other zones (22 labels)480.17 km²72.9%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 698 buildings with 817 dwellings here; 248 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
698
Dwellings
817
Single-family houses
248
Building volume
701’531 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential391
  • Mixed use31
  • Non-residential248
  • Other28

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192088
  • 1920-194537
  • 1946-196043
  • 1961-198099
  • 1981-200088
  • 2001-201060
  • 2011-202024
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year25

Maps and geodata for Erlach

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