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Lenk

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 792

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

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The parcel data lists 3’392 parcels in Lenk, covering 95.7 km². 64.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’735 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’392
0.8% of the canton
Total area
95.7 km²

1.8% of the canton

Median area
1’735 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.5%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1965

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Lenk

Lenk is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.8% of their area. The median parcel in Lenk measures 1’735 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Lenk is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Uebrige (61.6%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig (26.7%). In total, Lenk uses 31 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lenk has 3’424 buildings with 3’972 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 37.5% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 41.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (25.5% of them), and 15.4% 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: 2’188 (64.5%)Unbuilt: 1’204 (35.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Uebrige2’08994.04 km²53.8%
Wohnzone 2-geschossig9050.68 km²84.3%
Kernzone1530.14 km²85.6%
Kur- und Hotelzone450.21 km²71.1%
Mischzone 3-geschossig410.06 km²65.9%
Arbeitszone310.06 km²71.0%
Wohnzone 3-geschossig280.03 km²96.4%
Wohnzone 2-geschossig A210.01 km²85.7%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung 5170.17 km²47.1%
Bauernhofzone100.04 km²70.0%
Hotelzone90.02 km²66.7%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung 180.04 km²25.0%
Other zones (19 labels)350.16 km²60.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’424 buildings with 3’972 dwellings here; 521 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’424
Dwellings
3’972
Single-family houses
521
Building volume
3.2 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’390
  • Mixed use375
  • Non-residential1’436
  • Other223

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920559
  • 1920-1945162
  • 1946-1960140
  • 1961-1980546
  • 1981-2000359
  • 2001-2010154
  • 2011-2020143
  • 2021 and later40
  • Unknown year85

Maps and geodata for Lenk

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