Orvin
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 438
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’280 parcels in Orvin, covering 21.6 km². 56.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’364 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’280
- 0.3% of the canton
- Total area
- 21.6 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’364 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 56.2%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Orvin
Orvin is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Orvin measures 1’364 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Orvin is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 56.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole (65.4%), Zone d'habitation I (18%) and Zone mixte (11.4%). In total, Orvin uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Orvin has 1’139 buildings with 906 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (34.9% of them), and 10% 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: 719 (56.2%)Unbuilt: 561 (43.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone_agricole | 837 | 21.10 km² | 44.8% |
| Zone_d'habitation_I | 231 | 0.20 km² | 83.5% |
| Zone_mixte | 146 | 0.11 km² | 75.3% |
| PQ_B_Zone_d'habitation_et_d'artisanat | 16 | 0.02 km² | 87.5% |
| Zone_d'activités_économiques_I | 16 | 0.05 km² | 68.8% |
| Zone_d'habitation_II | 11 | 0.02 km² | 63.6% |
| Zone_d'activités_économiques_II | 6 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone_d'utilité_publique_D | 4 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_d'utilité_publique_F | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone_d'utilité_publique_B | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_de_ferme | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Reste_du_territoire | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 5 | 0.08 km² | 60.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’139 buildings with 906 dwellings here; 495 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’139
- Dwellings
- 906
- Single-family houses
- 495
- Building volume
- 942’748 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Orvin
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