Kiesen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 611
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 459 parcels in Kiesen, covering 4.7 km². 55.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’161 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 459
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.7 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’161 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 55.8%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Kiesen
Kiesen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Kiesen measures 1’161 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Kiesen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 55.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (44.4%), Einfamilienhauszone 2 - geschossig (15%) and Wohnzone 2 - geschossig (14.2%). In total, Kiesen uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Kiesen has 444 buildings with 473 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.1% of them), and 28.1% 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: 256 (55.8%)Unbuilt: 203 (44.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 204 | 4.08 km² | 22.1% |
| Einfamilienhauszone_2_-_geschossig | 69 | 0.05 km² | 91.3% |
| Wohnzone_2_-_geschossig | 65 | 0.04 km² | 87.7% |
| Wohn-_und_Gewerbezone_2_-_geschossig | 32 | 0.03 km² | 90.6% |
| Dorfkernzone | 27 | 0.02 km² | 88.9% |
| Einfamilienhauszone_1_-_geschossig | 19 | 0.02 km² | 94.7% |
| Grünzone | 9 | 0.03 km² | 33.3% |
| Zone_für_Sport-_und_Freizeitanlagen | 9 | 0.22 km² | 55.6% |
| Abbau-_und_Ablagerungszone | 8 | 0.11 km² | 12.5% |
| Gewerbezone | 8 | 0.05 km² | 50.0% |
| Uferschutzzone | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzungen_"ARA_unteres_Kiesental" | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 5 | 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 444 buildings with 473 dwellings here; 137 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 444
- Dwellings
- 473
- Single-family houses
- 137
- Building volume
- 488’175 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Kiesen
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