Safnern
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 746
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’099 parcels in Safnern, covering 5.6 km². 61.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 857 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’099
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.6 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 857 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 61.1%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Safnern
Safnern is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Safnern measures 857 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Safnern is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 61.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse (37.9%), Landwirtschaftszone (17.7%) and Dorfzone (14.1%). In total, Safnern uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Safnern has 1’041 buildings with 968 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (31.7% of them), and 18.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 672 (61.1%)Unbuilt: 427 (38.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone,_2_Geschosse | 416 | 0.34 km² | 81.0% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 195 | 2.37 km² | 14.9% |
| Dorfzone | 155 | 0.14 km² | 85.8% |
| Uebriges_Gebiet | 125 | 1.97 km² | 6.4% |
| Wohnzone,_1_Geschoss | 120 | 0.10 km² | 87.5% |
| Industrie-_und_Gewerbezone | 38 | 0.11 km² | 84.2% |
| Abbau-_und_Ablagerungszone | 15 | 0.43 km² | 6.7% |
| Bauernhofzone | 11 | 0.04 km² | 90.9% |
| Wohn-_u._Gewerbezone | 8 | 0.01 km² | 87.5% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_ZOEN_D:_Sportanlagen | 3 | 0.04 km² | 33.3% |
| Grünzone | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_ZOEN_E:_Abwasserreinigungsanlage | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 9 | 0.05 km² | 88.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’041 buildings with 968 dwellings here; 419 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’041
- Dwellings
- 968
- Single-family houses
- 419
- Building volume
- 1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Safnern
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