Frutigen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 563
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 4’878 parcels in Frutigen, covering 72.3 km². 61.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’823 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’878
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 72.3 km²
1.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’823 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 61.8%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Frutigen
Frutigen ranks 10th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.4% of their area. The median parcel in Frutigen measures 1’823 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Frutigen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 61.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (64.7%), Wohnzone 2 Hang (10.7%) and Wohnzone 2 Ebene (9%). In total, Frutigen uses 42 zone designations.
According to the building register, Frutigen has 4’877 buildings with 4’065 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 47.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (23.1% of them), and 16.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’017 (61.8%)Unbuilt: 1’861 (38.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 3’154 | 70.53 km² | 50.7% |
| Wohnzone 2 Hang | 521 | 0.36 km² | 85.0% |
| Wohnzone 2 Ebene | 437 | 0.29 km² | 85.8% |
| Mischzone 2 | 154 | 0.13 km² | 81.2% |
| Erhaltungszone | 153 | 0.09 km² | 86.3% |
| Mischzone Kern A | 109 | 0.06 km² | 78.0% |
| Ferienhauszone | 89 | 0.06 km² | 68.5% |
| Arbeitszone I | 63 | 0.16 km² | 81.0% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 60 | 0.04 km² | 85.0% |
| Arbeitszone III | 19 | 0.03 km² | 73.7% |
| Arbeitszone IV | 19 | 0.08 km² | 68.4% |
| Mischzone 3 | 19 | 0.02 km² | 42.1% |
| Other zones (30 labels) | 81 | 0.41 km² | 74.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’877 buildings with 4’065 dwellings here; 920 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’877
- Dwellings
- 4’065
- Single-family houses
- 920
- Building volume
- 4.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Frutigen
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