Unterseen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 593
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’855 parcels in Unterseen, covering 14 km². 75.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 704 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’855
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 14 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 704 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 75.4%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Unterseen
Unterseen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Unterseen measures 704 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Unterseen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (46.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (20.6%) and Dorfzone (11.4%). In total, Unterseen uses 30 zone designations.
According to the building register, Unterseen has 2’270 buildings with 3’426 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 34.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.8% of them), and 17% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’398 (75.4%)Unbuilt: 457 (24.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W2 | 861 | 0.68 km² | 86.3% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 382 | 11.52 km² | 42.9% |
| Dorfzone | 211 | 0.10 km² | 81.5% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 186 | 0.19 km² | 88.2% |
| Wohn- /Gewerbezone WG2 | 54 | 0.04 km² | 88.9% |
| Ferienhauszone | 49 | 0.03 km² | 79.6% |
| ZSF | 28 | 0.93 km² | 53.6% |
| Wohn- /Gewerbezone WG3 | 25 | 0.01 km² | 68.0% |
| Arbeitszone | 11 | 0.04 km² | 81.8% |
| Naturschutzgebiet | 10 | 0.17 km² | 40.0% |
| ZöN e Alterssiedlung | 5 | 0.01 km² | 20.0% |
| ZöN hSchule | 5 | 0.06 km² | 40.0% |
| Other zones (18 labels) | 28 | 0.20 km² | 71.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’270 buildings with 3’426 dwellings here; 665 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’270
- Dwellings
- 3’426
- Single-family houses
- 665
- Building volume
- 2.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Unterseen
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