Lyss
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 306
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 4’132 parcels in Lyss, covering 14.8 km². 67.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 825 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’132
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.8 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 825 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 67.9%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Lyss
Lyss ranks 15th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Lyss measures 825 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Lyss is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 W2 (24.1%), Landwirtschaftszone (20.8%) and Wohnzone 3 W3 (12.3%). In total, Lyss uses 79 zone designations.
According to the building register, Lyss has 4’427 buildings with 8’266 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.5% of them), and 29.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’807 (67.9%)Unbuilt: 1’325 (32.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone_2_W2 | 997 | 0.65 km² | 92.4% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 859 | 9.38 km² | 13.0% |
| Wohnzone_3_W3 | 507 | 0.48 km² | 86.8% |
| Mischzone_M3a | 300 | 0.28 km² | 88.7% |
| Wohnzone_2_Busswil | 251 | 0.15 km² | 89.6% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 189 | 0.63 km² | 8.5% |
| Arbeitszone_Aa | 166 | 0.67 km² | 75.9% |
| Mischzone_M3b | 102 | 0.12 km² | 92.2% |
| Wohnzone_3_Busswil | 100 | 0.07 km² | 90.0% |
| Mischzone_M2 | 69 | 0.09 km² | 92.8% |
| Wohnzone_1_W1 | 68 | 0.08 km² | 86.8% |
| Wohnzone_1_Busswil | 64 | 0.04 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (67 labels) | 460 | 2.20 km² | 71.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’427 buildings with 8’266 dwellings here; 1’547 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’427
- Dwellings
- 8’266
- Single-family houses
- 1’547
- Building volume
- 8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Lyss
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