Krauchthal
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 414
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’964 parcels in Krauchthal, covering 19.4 km². 40.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’801 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’964
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.4 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’801 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.6%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1987
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Krauchthal
Krauchthal 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 Krauchthal measures 1’801 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Krauchthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (63%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig (11.3%) and Wohnzone 1-geschossig (10%). In total, Krauchthal uses 12 zone designations.
According to the building register, Krauchthal has 1’444 buildings with 1’185 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.1% of them), and 21.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 797 (40.6%)Unbuilt: 1’167 (59.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’238 | 18.61 km² | 15.2% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig | 222 | 0.13 km² | 84.7% |
| Wohnzone 1-geschossig | 196 | 0.15 km² | 88.8% |
| Dorfzone 2-geschossig | 111 | 0.15 km² | 86.5% |
| Wohn-/Gewerbezone 2-geschossig | 98 | 0.09 km² | 81.6% |
| Wohnzone "Grossacher Krauchthal" 2-geschossig | 60 | 0.03 km² | 93.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen | 20 | 0.07 km² | 40.0% |
| Grünzone | 7 | 0.01 km² | 14.3% |
| Abbau- und/oder Ablagerungszone | 4 | 0.17 km² | 25.0% |
| Arbeitszone extensiv genutzt | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Arbeitszone intensiv genutzt | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Landwirtschaftszone_/_übriges_Gebiet | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’444 buildings with 1’185 dwellings here; 480 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’444
- Dwellings
- 1’185
- Single-family houses
- 480
- Building volume
- 1.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Krauchthal
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