Wald (BE)
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 888
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’114 parcels in Wald (BE), covering 13.3 km². 39.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’870 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’114
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 13.3 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’870 m²
Canton: 1’126 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 39.2%
Canton: 57.8%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1976
About Wald (BE)
Wald (BE) is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Wald (BE) measures 2’870 m², larger than the canton median of 1’126 m². Wald (BE) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 39.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone LWZ (75.2%) and Wohnzone W(b) (8.2%). In total, Wald (BE) uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wald (BE) has 940 buildings with 595 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (61.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 55.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (28.4% of them), and 25.2% 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: 437 (39.2%)Unbuilt: 677 (60.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone LWZ | 838 | 13.02 km² | 24.0% |
| Wohnzone W(b) | 91 | 0.06 km² | 85.7% |
| Wohnzone W(a) | 54 | 0.05 km² | 85.2% |
| Mischzone M | 52 | 0.09 km² | 92.3% |
| Dorfkernzone | 45 | 0.03 km² | 82.2% |
| Wohnzone W3 | 13 | < 0.01 km² | 84.6% |
| Bestandeszone | 8 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Weilerzone | 5 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen (ZöN) C, Kindergarten/Schulhaus | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen (ZöN) A, Kirche, Friedhof, Pfarrhaus | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Grünzone | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone ausserhalb der OPR | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen (ZöN) B, Kirchgemeindehaus | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 940 buildings with 595 dwellings here; 232 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 940
- Dwellings
- 595
- Single-family houses
- 232
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Wald (BE)
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