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Gals

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 494

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

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The parcel data lists 531 parcels in Gals, covering 7.9 km². 56.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’370 m².

Key figures

Parcels
531
0.1% of the canton
Total area
7.9 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
1’370 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
56.1%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1986

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Gals

Gals is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Gals measures 1’370 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Gals is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 56.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are LWZ, übriges Gebiet (43.7%), Kernzone (22.4%) and Wohnzone (12.1%). In total, Gals uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Gals has 568 buildings with 453 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.9% of them), and 29.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 298 (56.1%)Unbuilt: 233 (43.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
LWZ,_übriges_Gebiet2326.76 km²22.8%
Kernzone1190.13 km²84.0%
Wohnzone640.05 km²89.1%
Mischzone600.06 km²86.7%
Arbeitszone230.13 km²69.6%
Grünzone170.02 km²70.6%
USP_Sektor_W_Wald30.12 km²33.3%
spezielle_Vorschriften_Kernzone3< 0.01 km²33.3%
USP_übriges_Gebiet2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzungen_D20.02 km²50.0%
Intensivlandwirtschaftszone10.08 km²0.0%
Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzungen_A1< 0.01 km²100.0%
Other zones (4 labels)40.46 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 568 buildings with 453 dwellings here; 159 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
568
Dwellings
453
Single-family houses
159
Building volume
731’502 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential237
  • Mixed use20
  • Non-residential266
  • Other45

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192034
  • 1920-194516
  • 1946-196010
  • 1961-198053
  • 1981-200083
  • 2001-201044
  • 2011-202036
  • 2021 and later8
  • Unknown year14

Maps and geodata for Gals

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