Langenthal
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 329
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 4’744 parcels in Langenthal, covering 21.1 km². 70.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 786 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’744
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 21.1 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 786 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.6%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1973
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Langenthal
Langenthal ranks 11th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Langenthal measures 786 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Langenthal 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 W2/ B (28.3%), Wohnzone W2/ C (16.9%) and Landwirtschaftszone (16.6%). In total, Langenthal uses 61 zone designations.
According to the building register, Langenthal has 5’686 buildings with 8’579 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 31.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.7% of them), and 17.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’351 (70.6%)Unbuilt: 1’393 (29.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2/ B | 1’344 | 1.09 km² | 87.2% |
| Wohnzone W2/ C | 801 | 0.64 km² | 89.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 787 | 9.26 km² | 21.7% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 322 | 0.42 km² | 84.8% |
| Mischzone MZ 3 | 305 | 0.35 km² | 81.3% |
| Arbeitszone Aa | 246 | 0.97 km² | 69.1% |
| Kernzone | 210 | 0.19 km² | 70.5% |
| übriges Gebiet | 173 | 6.35 km² | 6.4% |
| Wohnzone W4 | 116 | 0.25 km² | 82.8% |
| Wohnzone W2/ A | 94 | 0.07 km² | 92.6% |
| Dorfzone | 66 | 0.06 km² | 81.8% |
| Wohnzone | 48 | 0.05 km² | 91.7% |
| Other zones (49 labels) | 232 | 1.39 km² | 69.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 5’686 buildings with 8’579 dwellings here; 1’904 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 5’686
- Dwellings
- 8’579
- Single-family houses
- 1’904
- Building volume
- 9.9 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Langenthal
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