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Schwanden bei Brienz

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 592

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

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The parcel data lists 527 parcels in Schwanden bei Brienz, covering 7.1 km². 67.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 830 m².

Key figures

Parcels
527
0.1% of the canton
Total area
7.1 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
830 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
67.4%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1974

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Schwanden bei Brienz

Schwanden bei Brienz is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Schwanden bei Brienz measures 830 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Schwanden bei Brienz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone (44.6%), Bestandeszone Unterschwanden (34%) and Wohnzone (10.8%). In total, Schwanden bei Brienz uses 7 zone designations.

According to the building register, Schwanden bei Brienz has 540 buildings with 483 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 50% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 48.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.7% of them), and 13.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 355 (67.4%)Unbuilt: 172 (32.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 7 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone2356.82 km²44.7%
Bestandeszone Unterschwanden1790.15 km²84.4%
Wohnzone570.04 km²89.5%
Erhaltungszone Oberschwanden500.03 km²86.0%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone3< 0.01 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung D20.01 km²50.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung C1< 0.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 540 buildings with 483 dwellings here; 131 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
540
Dwellings
483
Single-family houses
131
Building volume
312’697 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential262
  • Mixed use11
  • Non-residential261
  • Other6

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192078
  • 1920-194530
  • 1946-196022
  • 1961-198084
  • 1981-200079
  • 2001-201021
  • 2011-202016
  • 2021 and later12
  • Unknown year13

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