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Lauterbrunnen

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 584

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

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The parcel data lists 3’971 parcels in Lauterbrunnen, covering 93.1 km². 60.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’240 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’971
0.9% of the canton
Total area
93.1 km²

1.7% of the canton

Median area
1’240 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
60.8%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1935

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.7% of their area. The median parcel in Lauterbrunnen measures 1’240 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Lauterbrunnen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (63.2%), Wohn- und Gewerbezone (16.2%) and Kernzone (7.9%). In total, Lauterbrunnen uses 57 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lauterbrunnen has 3’706 buildings with 3’676 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 42.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 56.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (37.3% of them), and 7.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1935, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’414 (60.8%)Unbuilt: 1’557 (39.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone2’50891.59 km²50.0%
Wohn-_und_Gewerbezone6440.60 km²81.8%
Kernzone3120.15 km²77.6%
Wohnzone2800.21 km²83.2%
Hotelzone_A550.11 km²80.0%
Zone_für_Sport_und_Freizeit150.09 km²60.0%
Bestandeszone140.01 km²92.9%
Gewerbezone130.06 km²76.9%
Campingplatzzone120.05 km²41.7%
Kernzone_510< 0.01 km²90.0%
Kernzone_39< 0.01 km²100.0%
Spezialzone_Bahn80.02 km²50.0%
Other zones (45 labels)910.23 km²61.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’706 buildings with 3’676 dwellings here; 559 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’706
Dwellings
3’676
Single-family houses
559
Building volume
3.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’305
  • Mixed use221
  • Non-residential2’105
  • Other75

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920901
  • 1920-1945320
  • 1946-1960226
  • 1961-1980423
  • 1981-2000272
  • 2001-2010107
  • 2011-202051
  • 2021 and later16
  • Unknown year98

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