Melchnau
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 333
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’208 parcels in Melchnau, covering 10.3 km². 46.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’813 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’208
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 10.3 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’813 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 46.4%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1974
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Melchnau
Melchnau is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Melchnau measures 1’813 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Melchnau is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 46.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone LWZ (61.1%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2 (16%) and Kernzone K (14.2%). In total, Melchnau uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Melchnau has 988 buildings with 819 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (68.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 44.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (20.2% of them), and 20.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 560 (46.4%)Unbuilt: 648 (53.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone LWZ | 738 | 9.65 km² | 23.0% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2 | 193 | 0.16 km² | 88.1% |
| Kernzone K | 171 | 0.19 km² | 83.6% |
| Wohn-/Gewerbezone 2-geschossig WG2 | 25 | 0.03 km² | 84.0% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig W2B | 22 | 0.02 km² | 77.3% |
| Bauernhofzone BHZ | 16 | 0.05 km² | 68.8% |
| Gewerbezone 2-geschossig G | 16 | 0.07 km² | 56.3% |
| Zone fuer öffentliche Nutzungen ZöN | 13 | 0.05 km² | 69.2% |
| Wohnzone 3-geschossig W3 | 8 | 0.02 km² | 100.0% |
| Intensivlandwirtschaftszone ILZ | 2 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Spezielle Gewerbezone Landi SGL | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Grünzone GZ | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Pferdesportzone PSZ | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 988 buildings with 819 dwellings here; 309 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 988
- Dwellings
- 819
- Single-family houses
- 309
- Building volume
- 1.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Melchnau
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