Steffisburg
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 939
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 4’180 parcels in Steffisburg, covering 14.8 km². 78.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 625 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’180
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 14.8 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 625 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 78.6%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1976
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Steffisburg
Steffisburg ranks 13th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Steffisburg measures 625 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Steffisburg is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 78.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (28.8%), Landwirtschaftszone LWZ Steffisburg (16.6%) and Wohnzone W2L (11%). In total, Steffisburg uses 55 zone designations.
According to the building register, Steffisburg has 5’918 buildings with 8’561 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 34.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.2% of them), and 18.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1976, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’287 (78.6%)Unbuilt: 893 (21.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2 | 1’202 | 0.75 km² | 91.2% |
| Landwirtschaftszone LWZ Steffisburg | 693 | 10.02 km² | 38.0% |
| Wohnzone W2L | 458 | 0.26 km² | 92.4% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG2 Steffisburg | 363 | 0.32 km² | 92.6% |
| Wohnzone WH1 | 294 | 0.18 km² | 93.2% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone WG3 | 234 | 0.25 km² | 83.8% |
| Wohnzone W4 | 185 | 0.25 km² | 91.9% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 137 | 0.15 km² | 86.1% |
| Landwirtschaftszone LWZ Schwendibach | 130 | 1.46 km² | 52.3% |
| Wohnzone WH2 | 83 | 0.06 km² | 85.5% |
| ZPP Kernschutzzone KS | 69 | 0.04 km² | 79.7% |
| ZPP Kernergänzungszone KE | 53 | 0.04 km² | 79.2% |
| Other zones (43 labels) | 279 | 1.03 km² | 62.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 5’918 buildings with 8’561 dwellings here; 1’893 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 5’918
- Dwellings
- 8’561
- Single-family houses
- 1’893
- Building volume
- 6.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Steffisburg
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