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Heimberg

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 928

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

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The parcel data lists 1’729 parcels in Heimberg, covering 5.4 km². 79.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 569 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’729
0.4% of the canton
Total area
5.4 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
569 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
79.6%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Heimberg

Heimberg is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Heimberg measures 569 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Heimberg is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 79.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone Wa (37.4%), Hangbauzone H (15.6%) and Landwirtschaftszone (13.5%). In total, Heimberg uses 28 zone designations.

According to the building register, Heimberg has 2’243 buildings with 3’501 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 28.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.7% of them), and 22.9% 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: 1’376 (79.6%)Unbuilt: 353 (20.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone Wa6470.34 km²91.8%
Hangbauzone H2690.12 km²91.4%
Landwirtschaftszone2343.66 km²30.3%
Wohnzone Wb1930.20 km²88.1%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WGa1390.13 km²89.2%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone WGb930.15 km²80.6%
Gewerbezone Ga640.28 km²67.2%
Gewerbezone Gb190.11 km²68.4%
Dorfzone150.02 km²60.0%
Abbau- und/oder Ablagerungszone90.20 km²0.0%
Gruenzone60.02 km²83.3%
Kernzone60.01 km²50.0%
Other zones (16 labels)350.19 km²65.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’243 buildings with 3’501 dwellings here; 809 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’243
Dwellings
3’501
Single-family houses
809
Building volume
3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’299
  • Mixed use42
  • Non-residential633
  • Other269

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192036
  • 1920-194549
  • 1946-1960142
  • 1961-1980342
  • 1981-2000450
  • 2001-2010200
  • 2011-202093
  • 2021 and later22
  • Unknown year42

Maps and geodata for Heimberg

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