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Ferenbalm

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 662

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

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The parcel data lists 1’083 parcels in Ferenbalm, covering 9.1 km². 42.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’952 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’083
0.2% of the canton
Total area
9.1 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
1’952 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
42.8%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1977

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Ferenbalm

Ferenbalm is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Ferenbalm measures 1’952 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Ferenbalm is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 42.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone / übriges Gebiet (64.8%), Wohnzone W2 (14%) and Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA2 (10.9%). In total, Ferenbalm uses 11 zone designations.

According to the building register, Ferenbalm has 833 buildings with 636 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.9% of them), and 15.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 464 (42.8%)Unbuilt: 619 (57.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 11 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone_/_übriges_Gebiet7028.65 km²20.2%
Wohnzone_W21520.10 km²85.5%
Wohn-_und_Arbeitszone_WA21180.08 km²84.7%
Bestandeszone_BZ670.12 km²95.5%
Weilerzone_WEZ170.03 km²88.2%
Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_ZöN110.04 km²54.5%
Arbeitszone_A280.03 km²62.5%
Gärtnereizone_Gä30.01 km²66.7%
Mischzone_M3_(kant._Zonentyp)30.02 km²0.0%
Sonderzone_SZ10.03 km²0.0%
Zone_für_Sport_und_Freizeitanlage_ZSF10.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 833 buildings with 636 dwellings here; 267 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
833
Dwellings
636
Single-family houses
267
Building volume
870’848 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential401
  • Mixed use14
  • Non-residential399
  • Other19

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192076
  • 1920-194532
  • 1946-196031
  • 1961-198089
  • 1981-2000148
  • 2001-201038
  • 2011-202028
  • 2021 and later5
  • Unknown year17

Maps and geodata for Ferenbalm

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