Kappelen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 305
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 879 parcels in Kappelen, covering 11 km². 46.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’025 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 879
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 11 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’025 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 46.8%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Kappelen
Kappelen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Kappelen measures 2’025 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Kappelen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 46.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone LWZ (54.8%), Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA (20.5%) and Wohnzone W (15.7%). In total, Kappelen uses 7 zone designations.
According to the building register, Kappelen has 806 buildings with 688 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 49.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (24.6% of them), and 29% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 411 (46.8%)Unbuilt: 468 (53.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone_LWZ | 482 | 10.30 km² | 15.1% |
| Wohn-_und_Arbeitszone_WA | 180 | 0.23 km² | 88.3% |
| Wohnzone_W | 138 | 0.11 km² | 88.4% |
| Arbeitszone_A | 36 | 0.22 km² | 80.6% |
| Weilerzone_WeZ | 27 | 0.07 km² | 70.4% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung | 9 | 0.04 km² | 55.6% |
| Grünzone_GrZ | 7 | 0.01 km² | 57.1% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 806 buildings with 688 dwellings here; 236 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 806
- Dwellings
- 688
- Single-family houses
- 236
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Kappelen
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