Horrenbach-Buchen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 932
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 405 parcels in Horrenbach-Buchen, covering 20.4 km². 38.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 7’780 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 405
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 20.4 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 7’780 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 38.5%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1954
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Horrenbach-Buchen
Horrenbach-Buchen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Horrenbach-Buchen measures 7’780 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Horrenbach-Buchen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 38.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The most common zone is Landwirtschaftszone, with 94.6% of the parcels. In total, Horrenbach-Buchen uses 5 zone designations.
According to the building register, Horrenbach-Buchen has 349 buildings with 146 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (68.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 67.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (31.4% of them), and 12.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1954, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 156 (38.5%)Unbuilt: 249 (61.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 383 | 20.37 km² | 37.9% |
| Ferienhauszone | 11 | 0.02 km² | 9.1% |
| Wohnzone, 1 Geschoss | 8 | < 0.01 km² | 87.5% |
| Gewerbezone | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Mischzone, 2 Geschosse | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 349 buildings with 146 dwellings here; 67 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 349
- Dwellings
- 146
- Single-family houses
- 67
- Building volume
- 318’156 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Horrenbach-Buchen
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