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Köniz

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 355

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 9’293 parcels in Köniz, covering 51 km². 70.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 766 m².

Key figures

Parcels
9’293
2.1% of the canton
Total area
51 km²

1% of the canton

Median area
766 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
70.6%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1965

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Köniz

Köniz ranks 2nd of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 2.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1% of their area. The median parcel in Köniz measures 766 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Köniz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 70.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), Bauklasse IIa (Art. 53 BauR) (20.5%), Landwirtschaftszone (Art. 39 BauR) (15.6%) and uebriges Gebiet (10.3%). In total, Köniz uses 135 zone designations.

According to the building register, Köniz has 11’395 buildings with 22’840 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 33.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (22.2% of them), and 14.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 6’558 (70.6%)Unbuilt: 2’735 (29.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), Bauklasse IIa (Art. 53 BauR)1’9061.21 km²93.9%
Landwirtschaftszone (Art. 39 BauR)1’44828.02 km²39.9%
uebriges Gebiet96112.85 km²5.4%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), Bauklasse IIIa (Art. 53 BauR)6700.64 km²95.8%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), Bauklasse IIb (Art. 53 BauR)6700.33 km²94.2%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), 2 Vollgeschosse5730.47 km²93.9%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), Bauklasse I (Art. 53 BauR)5460.34 km²91.9%
Verkehrszone Strasse (Art. 40 BauR)4010.89 km²5.2%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), 1 Vollgeschoss2660.15 km²94.7%
Wohnzone (Art. 29 BauR), 3 Vollgeschosse2310.34 km²93.1%
Kernzone (Art. 31 BauR), Bauklasse IIIb (Art. 53 BauR)1420.10 km²90.8%
Gruenzone (Art. 37 BauR)1190.49 km²47.1%
Other zones (123 labels)1’3605.20 km²84.8%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 11’395 buildings with 22’840 dwellings here; 3’530 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
11’395
Dwellings
22’840
Single-family houses
3’530
Building volume
17.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential6’562
  • Mixed use260
  • Non-residential3’807
  • Other766

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920317
  • 1920-19451’001
  • 1946-19601’313
  • 1961-19801’456
  • 1981-20001’345
  • 2001-2010623
  • 2011-2020256
  • 2021 and later72
  • Unknown year175

Maps and geodata for Köniz

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