Grossaffoltern
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 303
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
Open map at the Grossaffoltern center
The parcel data lists 2’365 parcels in Grossaffoltern, covering 15.1 km². 45.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’580 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’365
- 0.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 15.1 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’580 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 45.5%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Grossaffoltern
Grossaffoltern is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.5% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Grossaffoltern measures 1’580 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Grossaffoltern is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 45.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (56.2%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig (W2) (22.4%) and Dorfzone 2-geschossig (D2) (12.5%). In total, Grossaffoltern uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Grossaffoltern has 1’859 buildings with 1’515 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.8% of them), and 20.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’076 (45.5%)Unbuilt: 1’289 (54.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’330 | 13.94 km² | 14.0% |
| Wohnzone_2-geschossig_(W2) | 530 | 0.37 km² | 92.8% |
| Dorfzone_2-geschossig_(D2) | 296 | 0.30 km² | 93.2% |
| Wohnzone_1-geschossig_(W1) | 63 | 0.04 km² | 90.5% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 62 | 0.17 km² | 1.6% |
| Arbeitszone_(A) | 34 | 0.11 km² | 76.5% |
| Weilerzone | 18 | 0.05 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_öff._Nutzungen_(ZöN) | 15 | 0.06 km² | 66.7% |
| Hofstattzone_(H) | 12 | 0.02 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_für_Kleintierhaltung_und_Gartenbau | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Gartenbauzone_(GBZ) | 2 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’859 buildings with 1’515 dwellings here; 736 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’859
- Dwellings
- 1’515
- Single-family houses
- 736
- Building volume
- 1.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Grossaffoltern
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Grossaffoltern. 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 Grossaffoltern
- Building zones and density Grossaffolternin room
- ÖREB extract Grossaffolternin lookup
- Building age Grossaffolternin roots
- Building heights and headroom Grossaffolternin roofs
- Solar potential Grossaffolternin soolar
- Points of interest and accessibility Grossaffolternin scoore
- Tax rates Grossaffolternin 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