Höchstetten
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 410
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 276 parcels in Höchstetten, covering 2.6 km². 38.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’518 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 276
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.6 km²
< 0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’518 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 38.4%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1978
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Höchstetten
Höchstetten is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on less than 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Höchstetten measures 2’518 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Höchstetten is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 38.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (50%), Übriges Gebiet (16.3%) and Dorfzone (13%). In total, Höchstetten uses 6 zone designations.
According to the building register, Höchstetten has 203 buildings with 132 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.6% of them), and 20.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 106 (38.4%)Unbuilt: 170 (61.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 138 | 1.94 km² | 23.2% |
| Übriges Gebiet | 45 | 0.60 km² | 2.2% |
| Dorfzone | 36 | 0.04 km² | 77.8% |
| Wohnzone | 33 | 0.03 km² | 84.8% |
| Gewerbezone | 19 | 0.02 km² | 68.4% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 5 | 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 203 buildings with 132 dwellings here; 61 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 203
- Dwellings
- 132
- Single-family houses
- 61
- Building volume
- 232’870 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Höchstetten
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