Grosshöchstetten
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 608
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’573 parcels in Grosshöchstetten, covering 6.9 km². 65.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 896 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’573
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 896 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65.5%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Grosshöchstetten
Grosshöchstetten is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Grosshöchstetten measures 896 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Grosshöchstetten is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 65.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (26.1%), Landwirtschaftszone (17.7%) and Ortsteil Schlosswil - Landwirtschaftszone (14.4%). In total, Grosshöchstetten uses 49 zone designations.
According to the building register, Grosshöchstetten has 1’820 buildings with 2’090 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 37.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (31.3% of them), and 20.7% 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: 1’031 (65.5%)Unbuilt: 542 (34.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone_2_Geschosse | 411 | 0.29 km² | 90.3% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 278 | 2.54 km² | 15.8% |
| Ortsteil_Schlosswil_-_Landwirtschaftszone | 227 | 3.32 km² | 20.7% |
| Kernzone_2_Geschosse | 105 | 0.13 km² | 89.5% |
| Wohnzone_Hang,_2_Geschosse | 94 | 0.08 km² | 92.6% |
| Ortsteil_Schlosswil_-_Wohnzone_Nest_WN2 | 57 | 0.05 km² | 94.7% |
| Gewerbezone | 49 | 0.07 km² | 75.5% |
| Wohnzone_3_Geschosse | 43 | 0.06 km² | 90.7% |
| Ortsteil_Schlosswil_-_Wohnzone_W2 | 39 | 0.02 km² | 94.9% |
| UeO_Erlessehoger,_M2 | 33 | 0.01 km² | 78.8% |
| Wohn-/Gewerbezone_3_Geschosse | 28 | 0.03 km² | 85.7% |
| ZPP_C_Sonnhalde,_W2_Hang | 25 | 0.01 km² | 76.0% |
| Other zones (37 labels) | 184 | 0.32 km² | 82.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’820 buildings with 2’090 dwellings here; 530 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’820
- Dwellings
- 2’090
- Single-family houses
- 530
- Building volume
- 1.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Grosshöchstetten
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