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Saxeten

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 591

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 349 parcels in Saxeten, covering 19.4 km². 63.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’444 m².

Key figures

Parcels
349
0.1% of the canton
Total area
19.4 km²

0.4% of the canton

Median area
4’444 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
63.9%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1950

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Saxeten

Saxeten is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Saxeten measures 4’444 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Saxeten is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 63.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are LWZ (78.5%) and Dorfkernzone (21.5%). In total, Saxeten uses 2 zone designations.

According to the building register, Saxeten has 309 buildings with 119 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (61.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 68% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (27.8% of them), and 6.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1950, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 223 (63.9%)Unbuilt: 126 (36.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 2 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
LWZ27419.34 km²57.7%
Dorfkernzone750.04 km²86.7%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 309 buildings with 119 dwellings here; 38 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
309
Dwellings
119
Single-family houses
38
Building volume
162’417 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential62
  • Mixed use28
  • Non-residential210
  • Other9

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192062
  • 1920-194527
  • 1946-196042
  • 1961-198026
  • 1981-200023
  • 2001-201010
  • 2011-20204
  • 2021 and later0
  • Unknown year29

Maps and geodata for Saxeten

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