Merzligen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 741
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 340 parcels in Merzligen, covering 2.3 km². 47.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’193 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 340
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.3 km²
< 0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’193 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 47.4%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Merzligen
Merzligen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on less than 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Merzligen measures 1’193 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Merzligen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 47.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (35.9%), Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (35%) and Übriges Gebiet (14.7%). In total, Merzligen uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Merzligen has 268 buildings with 201 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (36% of them), and 18% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 161 (47.4%)Unbuilt: 179 (52.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 122 | 1.71 km² | 13.9% |
| Wohnzone_2_Geschosse | 119 | 0.12 km² | 87.4% |
| Übriges_Gebiet | 50 | 0.38 km² | 0.0% |
| Dorfzone | 43 | 0.06 km² | 83.7% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._3_"Werkhof" | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_für_Tierhaltung_A | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_Tierhaltung_B | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._1_"Friedhof" | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._2_"Schiessstand" | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 268 buildings with 201 dwellings here; 110 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 268
- Dwellings
- 201
- Single-family houses
- 110
- Building volume
- 231’143 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Merzligen
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