Roches (BE)
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 704
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 329 parcels in Roches (BE), covering 9.1 km². 35.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’696 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 329
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.1 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’696 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 35.9%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Roches (BE)
Roches (BE) 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 Roches (BE) measures 1’696 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Roches (BE) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 35.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Reste du territoire - forêt (37.7%), Zone agricole (36.8%) and Zone d'habitation 2 niveaux (10.9%). In total, Roches (BE) uses 8 zone designations.
According to the building register, Roches (BE) has 226 buildings with 131 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.2% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 58.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (33.1% of them), and 10.2% 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: 118 (35.9%)Unbuilt: 211 (64.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reste du territoire - forêt | 124 | 7.42 km² | 20.2% |
| Zone agricole | 121 | 1.51 km² | 24.8% |
| Zone d'habitation 2 niveaux | 36 | 0.04 km² | 77.8% |
| Zone d'habitation et d'artisanat 2 niveaux | 21 | 0.03 km² | 76.2% |
| Zone village ancien | 20 | 0.02 km² | 80.0% |
| Espace d'utilité publique - Haut du village | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Reste du territoire - rivière | 3 | 0.03 km² | 0.0% |
| Espace d'utilité publique - Champ du taraux | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 226 buildings with 131 dwellings here; 45 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 226
- Dwellings
- 131
- Single-family houses
- 45
- Building volume
- 180’244 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Roches (BE)
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