Gurzelen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 867
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 621 parcels in Gurzelen, covering 4.5 km². 42.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’125 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 621
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.5 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’125 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 42.2%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Gurzelen
Gurzelen 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 Gurzelen measures 2’125 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Gurzelen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 42.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (66.2%), Wohn- und Gewerbezone (13.4%) and Wohnzone (11%). In total, Gurzelen uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gurzelen has 539 buildings with 404 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 44.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.3% of them), and 27.5% 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: 262 (42.2%)Unbuilt: 359 (57.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 411 | 3.86 km² | 28.5% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 83 | 0.08 km² | 91.6% |
| Wohnzone | 68 | 0.05 km² | 88.2% |
| Übriges Gebiet | 49 | 0.51 km² | 4.1% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen D Kirche | 6 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen A Gemeindeverwaltung | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen B Schule | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen C Pfarrgarten | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen E Wehrdienstgebäude | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 539 buildings with 404 dwellings here; 134 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 539
- Dwellings
- 404
- Single-family houses
- 134
- Building volume
- 544’350 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gurzelen
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