Ins
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 496
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’784 parcels in Ins, covering 23.9 km². 53.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’334 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’784
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 23.9 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’334 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 53.2%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1989
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Ins
Ins is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Ins measures 1’334 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Ins is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 53.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (40.6%), Wohnzone 2 (18.8%) and Kernzone A (14.9%). In total, Ins uses 70 zone designations.
According to the building register, Ins has 1’701 buildings with 1’876 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.4% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 41.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22% of them), and 33.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 949 (53.2%)Unbuilt: 835 (46.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 725 | 22.09 km² | 16.1% |
| Wohnzone_2 | 335 | 0.30 km² | 83.3% |
| Kernzone_A | 266 | 0.30 km² | 85.7% |
| UeO_5_Sektor_Bauzone | 139 | 0.09 km² | 89.9% |
| Mischzone_2 | 62 | 0.07 km² | 85.5% |
| Kernzone_B | 51 | 0.06 km² | 76.5% |
| übriges_Gebiet | 25 | 0.03 km² | 8.0% |
| Arbeitszone_A | 23 | 0.10 km² | 73.9% |
| Grünzone | 22 | 0.04 km² | 54.5% |
| Arbeitszone_B | 18 | 0.11 km² | 55.6% |
| Mischzone_3 | 11 | 0.01 km² | 72.7% |
| UeO_5_Sektor_Landwirtschaftszone | 11 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (58 labels) | 96 | 0.62 km² | 61.5% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’701 buildings with 1’876 dwellings here; 491 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’701
- Dwellings
- 1’876
- Single-family houses
- 491
- Building volume
- 2.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Ins
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