Oberthal
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 620
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 731 parcels in Oberthal, covering 10.4 km². 33.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’455 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 731
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 10.4 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 4’455 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 33.4%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Oberthal
Oberthal is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Oberthal measures 4’455 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Oberthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (88.4%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig (6.3%). In total, Oberthal uses 6 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberthal has 630 buildings with 378 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 55.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.2% of them), and 17.2% 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: 244 (33.4%)Unbuilt: 487 (66.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 646 | 10.28 km² | 27.4% |
| Wohnzone_2-geschossig | 46 | 0.04 km² | 80.4% |
| Wohn-_und_Gewerbezone_2-geschossig | 19 | 0.05 km² | 84.2% |
| Weilerzone_nach_Art._18_RPG_/_Art._33_RPV | 15 | 0.02 km² | 73.3% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung | 4 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Gewerbezone | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 630 buildings with 378 dwellings here; 143 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 630
- Dwellings
- 378
- Single-family houses
- 143
- Building volume
- 723’355 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Oberthal
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