Vechigen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 359
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 3’303 parcels in Vechigen, covering 24.8 km². 48.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’290 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’303
- 0.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 24.8 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’290 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 48.9%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Vechigen
Vechigen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Vechigen measures 1’290 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’126 m². Vechigen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 48.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are LWZ Landwirtschaftszone (58.4%) and W2 Wohnzone 2-geschossig (27.7%). In total, Vechigen uses 19 zone designations.
According to the building register, Vechigen has 2’863 buildings with 3’023 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (30.2% of them), and 21.7% 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: 1’615 (48.9%)Unbuilt: 1’688 (51.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| LWZ_Landwirtschaftszone | 1’928 | 23.49 km² | 21.8% |
| W2_Wohnzone_2-geschossig | 916 | 0.55 km² | 89.8% |
| W1_Wohnzone_1-geschossig | 101 | 0.08 km² | 88.1% |
| WA2_Wohn-Arbeitszone_2-geschossig | 97 | 0.09 km² | 87.6% |
| WZ_Weilerzone_ | 82 | 0.15 km² | 76.8% |
| WA3_Wohn-Arbeitszone_3-geschossig_(kant._Zonentyp) | 37 | 0.05 km² | 73.0% |
| FHZ_Ferienhauszone | 29 | 0.03 km² | 75.9% |
| W3_Wohnzone_3-geschossig_(kant._Zonentyp) | 23 | 0.04 km² | 87.0% |
| D_Dorfkernzone_ | 21 | 0.02 km² | 90.5% |
| ZöN_Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung | 20 | 0.22 km² | 60.0% |
| K_Kernzone | 15 | 0.02 km² | 80.0% |
| WA6_Wohn-Arbeitszone_6-geschossig__(kant._Zonentyp) | 11 | 0.04 km² | 63.6% |
| Other zones (7 labels) | 23 | 0.05 km² | 65.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’863 buildings with 3’023 dwellings here; 1’079 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’863
- Dwellings
- 3’023
- Single-family houses
- 1’079
- Building volume
- 3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Vechigen
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