Sorvilier
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 711
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 396 parcels in Sorvilier, covering 6.9 km². 40.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’127 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 396
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’127 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.2%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Sorvilier
Sorvilier 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 Sorvilier measures 1’127 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Sorvilier is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole (38.6%), Zone mixte M2 (21.7%) and Reste du territoire - forêt (18.9%). In total, Sorvilier uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Sorvilier has 268 buildings with 167 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 53.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24.5% of them), and 17% 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: 159 (40.2%)Unbuilt: 237 (59.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole | 153 | 1.84 km² | 18.3% |
| Zone mixte M2 | 86 | 0.06 km² | 81.4% |
| Reste du territoire - forêt | 75 | 4.90 km² | 13.3% |
| Zone d'habitation H2a | 40 | 0.03 km² | 77.5% |
| Zone d'activités économiques A | 16 | 0.02 km² | 62.5% |
| Espace vert EV | 7 | 0.01 km² | 42.9% |
| Zone de sport et loisirs ZSL | 5 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Reste du territoire - rivière | 3 | 0.03 km² | 33.3% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics ? ZUP1 | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone d'habitation H2b | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone mixte M4 | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone affectée à des besoins publics - ZUP5 | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 268 buildings with 167 dwellings here; 76 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 268
- Dwellings
- 167
- Single-family houses
- 76
- Building volume
- 235’722 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Sorvilier
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