Pohlern
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 936
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 242 parcels in Pohlern, covering 9.9 km². 43% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’702 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 242
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.9 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 4’702 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 43%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1976
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Pohlern
Pohlern is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Pohlern measures 4’702 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Pohlern is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 43% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (65.3%), Wohn- und Gewerbezone (16.5%) and Uebrige (15.3%). In total, Pohlern uses 6 zone designations.
According to the building register, Pohlern has 213 buildings with 123 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (26% of them), and 21.2% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 104 (43%)Unbuilt: 138 (57%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 158 | 6.98 km² | 39.9% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 40 | 0.06 km² | 82.5% |
| Uebrige | 37 | 2.81 km² | 13.5% |
| Bauernhofzone | 5 | 0.01 km² | 40.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung A | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung B | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 213 buildings with 123 dwellings here; 38 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 213
- Dwellings
- 123
- Single-family houses
- 38
- Building volume
- 190’971 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Pohlern
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