Fahrni: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 598 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 598
- Municipal zones
- 4
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 8%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 10%
- Median building height
- 10.1 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Fahrni: the parcel data lists 598 parcels in 4 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 8%, the average 79%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
10% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 124%, against 90% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.1 m and the median number of floors is 0.7.
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 | 7 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 10 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 29 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 12 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 55 | 9% |
| 1966-1985 | 54 | 9% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 431 | 72% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 7 | 207% |
| Built 2016 or later | 17 | 157% |
| Built 2011 or later | 46 | 128% |
| Built 2006 or later | 58 | 124% |
| Built 1986 or later | 113 | 169% |
| Built 1966 or later | 167 | 176% |
| All parcels | 598 | 90% |
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% | 360 | 61% |
| 10-50% | 32 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 89 | 15% |
| 100-150% | 43 | 7% |
| 150-200% | 19 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 49 | 8% |
Median: 8% · Average: 79% · Based on 592 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 18 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 101 | 41% |
| 10-16 m | 128 | 52% |
| 16-30 m | 0 | 0% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10.1 m · Average: 9.8 m · Based on 247 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343 | 74% |
| 2 | 85 | 18% |
| 3 | 34 | 7% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.6 · Based on 464 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bäriswil | 621 | 72% | 1.4 |
| Gurzelen | 621 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Eschert | 620 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Brienzwiler | 619 | 50% | 1 |
| Renan (BE) | 608 | 16% | 0.9 |
| Frauenkappelen | 603 | 60% | 1.1 |
| Rüti bei Büren | 595 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Inkwil | 587 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Blumenstein | 580 | 85% | 2.1 |
| Jens | 570 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Forst-Längenbühl | 559 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Kriechenwil | 540 | 7% | 0.6 |
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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.