Schwarzenburg
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 855
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 5’304 parcels in Schwarzenburg, covering 44.8 km². 40.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’124 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 5’304
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 44.8 km²
0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’124 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.6%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Schwarzenburg
Schwarzenburg ranks 8th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.8% of their area. The median parcel in Schwarzenburg measures 2’124 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Schwarzenburg is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone LWZ (43.7%), übriges Gebiet (29.3%) and Wohnzone W2 (11.8%). In total, Schwarzenburg uses 39 zone designations.
According to the building register, Schwarzenburg has 4’394 buildings with 3’568 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 60% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 52.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.8% of them), and 20.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’156 (40.6%)Unbuilt: 3’148 (59.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone_LWZ | 2’318 | 33.69 km² | 40.0% |
| übriges_Gebiet | 1’553 | 9.18 km² | 1.3% |
| Wohnzone_W2 | 627 | 0.49 km² | 88.5% |
| Wohn-_und_Arbeitszone_2-geschossig_WA2 | 194 | 0.14 km² | 79.9% |
| Wohnzone_W3 | 130 | 0.13 km² | 82.3% |
| Wohn-_und_Arbeitszone_3-geschossig_WA3 | 126 | 0.19 km² | 82.5% |
| Wohnzone_W1 | 86 | 0.07 km² | 93.0% |
| Erhaltungszone_ErhZ | 65 | 0.07 km² | 87.7% |
| Kernzone_K | 52 | 0.03 km² | 73.1% |
| Arbeitszone_A3 | 30 | 0.11 km² | 66.7% |
| Weilerzone_WeZ | 18 | 0.02 km² | 83.3% |
| Arbeitszone_A2 | 14 | 0.10 km² | 85.7% |
| Other zones (27 labels) | 91 | 0.57 km² | 71.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’394 buildings with 3’568 dwellings here; 1’077 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’394
- Dwellings
- 3’568
- Single-family houses
- 1’077
- Building volume
- 4.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Schwarzenburg
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