Arch: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 891 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 891
- Municipal zones
- 17
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 74%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 10%
- Median building height
- 9 m
- Median floors
- 1.7
Overview
Arch: the parcel data lists 891 parcels in 17 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 74%, the average 87%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
10% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 122%, against 97% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9 m and the median number of floors is 1.7.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 15 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 26 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 26 | 3% |
| 2006-2010 | 24 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 176 | 20% |
| 1966-1985 | 116 | 13% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 508 | 57% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 15 | 131% |
| Built 2016 or later | 41 | 138% |
| Built 2011 or later | 67 | 129% |
| Built 2006 or later | 91 | 122% |
| Built 1986 or later | 267 | 127% |
| Built 1966 or later | 383 | 131% |
| All parcels | 891 | 97% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 347 | 40% |
| 10-50% | 39 | 4% |
| 50-100% | 178 | 20% |
| 100-150% | 173 | 20% |
| 150-200% | 71 | 8% |
| 200% or more | 69 | 8% |
Median: 74% · Average: 87% · Based on 877 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 35 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 338 | 64% |
| 10-16 m | 154 | 29% |
| 16-30 m | 3 | 0.6% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9 m · Average: 9.1 m · Based on 530 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 370 | 52% |
| 2 | 269 | 38% |
| 3 | 76 | 11% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.7 · Average: 1.1 · Based on 717 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bargen (BE) | 948 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Gondiswil | 942 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Zäziwil | 940 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Lyssach | 937 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Laupen | 905 | 69% | 2.4 |
| Studen (BE) | 893 | 75% | 2.2 |
| Leissigen | 891 | 48% | 2.1 |
| Stocken-Höfen | 890 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Dürrenroth | 887 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Sonceboz-Sombeval | 886 | 58% | 2 |
| Arni (BE) | 885 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Reutigen | 884 | 9% | 0.7 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.