Bern: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 16'975 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 16'975
- Municipal zones
- 65
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 102%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 3%
- Median building height
- 14.3 m
- Median floors
- 3.7
Overview
Bern: the parcel data lists 16'975 parcels in 65 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 102%, the average 131%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
3% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 124%, against 135% for all parcels.
The median building height is 14.3 m and the median number of floors is 3.7.
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 | 81 | 0.5% |
| 2016-2020 | 113 | 0.7% |
| 2011-2015 | 166 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 136 | 0.8% |
| 1986-2005 | 912 | 5% |
| 1966-1985 | 1'314 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 14'253 | 84% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 81 | 145% |
| Built 2016 or later | 194 | 135% |
| Built 2011 or later | 360 | 129% |
| Built 2006 or later | 496 | 124% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'408 | 133% |
| Built 1966 or later | 2'722 | 148% |
| All parcels | 16'975 | 135% |
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% | 2'519 | 15% |
| 10-50% | 1'120 | 7% |
| 50-100% | 4'591 | 27% |
| 100-150% | 4'355 | 26% |
| 150-200% | 1'914 | 11% |
| 200% or more | 2'345 | 14% |
Median: 102% · Average: 131% · Based on 16'844 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 438 | 3% |
| 6-10 m | 2'323 | 16% |
| 10-16 m | 6'291 | 44% |
| 16-30 m | 5'092 | 36% |
| 30 m or more | 150 | 1% |
Median: 14.3 m · Average: 14.7 m · Based on 14'294 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'512 | 18% |
| 2 | 2'220 | 16% |
| 3 | 3'435 | 25% |
| 4 | 2'809 | 20% |
| 5-6 | 2'772 | 20% |
| 7 or more | 229 | 2% |
Median: 3.7 · Average: 3.1 · Based on 13'977 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Köniz | 9'293 | 61% | 2.4 |
| Thun | 8'362 | 83% | 2.7 |
| Biel/Bienne | 7'733 | 74% | 3 |
| Saanen | 5'585 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Spiez | 5'430 | 63% | 2.3 |
| Grindelwald | 5'411 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Schwarzenburg | 5'304 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Sigriswil | 4'929 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Frutigen | 4'882 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Langenthal | 4'775 | 72% | 2.2 |
| Wohlen bei Bern | 4'607 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Steffisburg | 4'181 | 80% | 2.5 |
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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.