Gals: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 531 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 531
- Municipal zones
- 16
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 37%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 11%
- Median building height
- 9 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Gals: the parcel data lists 531 parcels in 16 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 37%, the average 77%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
11% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 115%, against 85% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9 m and the median number of floors is 0.9.
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 | 8 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 10 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 26 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 16 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 83 | 16% |
| 1966-1985 | 59 | 11% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 329 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 8 | 79% |
| Built 2016 or later | 18 | 115% |
| Built 2011 or later | 44 | 124% |
| Built 2006 or later | 60 | 115% |
| Built 1986 or later | 143 | 118% |
| Built 1966 or later | 202 | 141% |
| All parcels | 531 | 85% |
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% | 247 | 47% |
| 10-50% | 28 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 96 | 18% |
| 100-150% | 88 | 17% |
| 150-200% | 29 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 33 | 6% |
Median: 37% · Average: 77% · Based on 521 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 22 | 8% |
| 6-10 m | 163 | 59% |
| 10-16 m | 89 | 32% |
| 16-30 m | 1 | 0.4% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9 m · Average: 9 m · Based on 275 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 253 | 60% |
| 2 | 135 | 32% |
| 3 | 32 | 8% |
| 4 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 0.9 · Based on 422 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blumenstein | 580 | 85% | 2.1 |
| Jens | 570 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Forst-Längenbühl | 559 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Kriechenwil | 540 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Amsoldingen | 533 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Rumisberg | 533 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Cormoret | 527 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Schwanden bei Brienz | 527 | 42% | 1.9 |
| Finsterhennen | 524 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Kaufdorf | 522 | 63% | 2 |
| Rütschelen | 522 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Schwarzhäusern | 519 | 8% | 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.