Biglen: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 678 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 678
- Municipal zones
- 28
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 76%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 12%
- Median building height
- 10.2 m
- Median floors
- 2.1
Overview
Biglen: the parcel data lists 678 parcels in 28 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 76%, the average 112%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
12% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 146%, against 117% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.2 m and the median number of floors is 2.1.
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 | 20 | 3% |
| 2016-2020 | 23 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 33 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 8 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 115 | 17% |
| 1966-1985 | 72 | 11% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 407 | 60% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 20 | 177% |
| Built 2016 or later | 43 | 145% |
| Built 2011 or later | 76 | 145% |
| Built 2006 or later | 84 | 146% |
| Built 1986 or later | 199 | 153% |
| Built 1966 or later | 271 | 155% |
| All parcels | 678 | 117% |
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% | 225 | 35% |
| 10-50% | 22 | 3% |
| 50-100% | 159 | 25% |
| 100-150% | 122 | 19% |
| 150-200% | 43 | 7% |
| 200% or more | 70 | 11% |
Median: 76% · Average: 112% · Based on 641 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 8 | 2% |
| 6-10 m | 183 | 45% |
| 10-16 m | 213 | 52% |
| 16-30 m | 6 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10.2 m · Average: 10.3 m · Based on 410 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 234 | 46% |
| 2 | 153 | 30% |
| 3 | 102 | 20% |
| 4 | 21 | 4% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 2.1 · Average: 1.4 · Based on 510 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walperswil | 713 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Krattigen | 706 | 51% | 2.2 |
| Bettenhausen | 703 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Brüttelen | 693 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Wiler bei Utzenstorf | 688 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Vinelz | 683 | 25% | 0.9 |
| Villeret | 677 | 35% | 0.9 |
| Niedermuhlern | 675 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Oberwil bei Büren | 672 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Mörigen | 665 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Gampelen | 664 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Alchenstorf | 655 | 7% | 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.