Herzogenbuchsee: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 2'880 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 2'880
- Municipal zones
- 44
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 64%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 8%
- Median building height
- 9.3 m
- Median floors
- 1.6
Overview
Herzogenbuchsee: the parcel data lists 2'880 parcels in 44 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 64%, the average 66%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
8% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 123%, against 85% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.3 m and the median number of floors is 1.6.
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 | 36 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 54 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 64 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 75 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 433 | 15% |
| 1966-1985 | 367 | 13% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'851 | 64% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 36 | 142% |
| Built 2016 or later | 90 | 123% |
| Built 2011 or later | 154 | 123% |
| Built 2006 or later | 229 | 123% |
| Built 1986 or later | 662 | 118% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'029 | 112% |
| All parcels | 2'880 | 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% | 1'115 | 39% |
| 10-50% | 142 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 782 | 28% |
| 100-150% | 500 | 18% |
| 150-200% | 164 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 124 | 4% |
Median: 64% · Average: 66% · Based on 2'827 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 76 | 4% |
| 6-10 m | 948 | 55% |
| 10-16 m | 652 | 38% |
| 16-30 m | 37 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 1 | 0.1% |
Median: 9.3 m · Average: 9.7 m · Based on 1'714 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'204 | 52% |
| 2 | 687 | 30% |
| 3 | 329 | 14% |
| 4 | 77 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.6 · Average: 1.2 · Based on 2'302 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reichenbach im Kandertal | 3'267 | 17% | 1.1 |
| Belp | 3'253 | 50% | 2.1 |
| Sumiswald | 3'097 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Muri bei Bern | 3'029 | 79% | 2.6 |
| Madiswil | 2'934 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Brienz (BE) | 2'896 | 34% | 1.4 |
| Rapperswil (BE) | 2'818 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Seedorf (BE) | 2'794 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Meiringen | 2'713 | 55% | 2 |
| Rüeggisberg | 2'684 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Jegenstorf | 2'646 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Tramelan | 2'624 | 10% | 0.8 |
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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.