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Wangen an der Aare

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 992

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 976 parcels in Wangen an der Aare, covering 5 km². 68.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 792 m².

Key figures

Parcels
976
0.2% of the canton
Total area
5 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
792 m²

Canton: 1’126 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
68.1%

Canton: 57.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1980

Canton: 1975

Switzerland: 1976

About Wangen an der Aare

Wangen an der Aare is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Wangen an der Aare measures 792 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’126 m². Wangen an der Aare is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 68.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse (40.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (17.4%) and Vorstadtzone (10.9%). In total, Wangen an der Aare uses 22 zone designations.

According to the building register, Wangen an der Aare has 1’473 buildings with 1’529 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 43% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (19.5% of them), and 28% 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: 665 (68.1%)Unbuilt: 311 (31.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse3940.34 km²87.6%
Landwirtschaftszone1702.33 km²24.1%
Vorstadtzone1060.10 km²63.2%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone, 2 Geschosse800.12 km²85.0%
Kernzone480.02 km²87.5%
uebriges Gebiet371.69 km²18.9%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone, 3 Geschosse360.03 km²77.8%
Wohnzone, 3 Geschosse300.05 km²60.0%
Industriezone270.11 km²66.7%
Gewerbezone250.07 km²68.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen70.06 km²57.1%
Grünzone30.01 km²0.0%
Other zones (10 labels)130.12 km²76.9%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’473 buildings with 1’529 dwellings here; 459 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’473
Dwellings
1’529
Single-family houses
459
Building volume
1.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential704
  • Mixed use35
  • Non-residential633
  • Other101

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192088
  • 1920-194543
  • 1946-196068
  • 1961-1980122
  • 1981-2000130
  • 2001-201072
  • 2011-202085
  • 2021 and later29
  • Unknown year28

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