Gsteig
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 841
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’221 parcels in Gsteig, covering 58.2 km². 61.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’796 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’221
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 58.2 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 4’796 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 61.3%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1955
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Gsteig
Gsteig is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.1% of their area. The median parcel in Gsteig measures 4’796 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Gsteig is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 61.3% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The most common zone is LWZ, übriges Gebiet, with 77.9% of the parcels. In total, Gsteig uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gsteig has 1’314 buildings with 837 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 44.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 62.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (36% of them), and 17.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1955, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 749 (61.3%)Unbuilt: 472 (38.7%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| LWZ,_übriges_Gebiet | 951 | 57.80 km² | 55.7% |
| Wohnzone_W3 | 55 | 0.05 km² | 80.0% |
| Ferienhauszone | 48 | 0.05 km² | 79.2% |
| Wohn-_/_Gewerbezone_WG3 | 48 | 0.04 km² | 87.5% |
| Dorfzone | 29 | 0.02 km² | 75.9% |
| Gewerbezone | 19 | 0.08 km² | 78.9% |
| Dorfschutzzone | 14 | 0.01 km² | 78.6% |
| Wohnzone_W3a | 11 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Wohnzone_W2 | 8 | 0.01 km² | 87.5% |
| Wohnzone_W2a | 8 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Gewerbe-_/_Wohnzone_GW3 | 7 | 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_A | 4 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 19 | 0.13 km² | 89.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’314 buildings with 837 dwellings here; 181 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’314
- Dwellings
- 837
- Single-family houses
- 181
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gsteig
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