Lyss: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 4'132 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 4'132
- Municipal zones
- 79
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 59%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 15%
- Median building height
- 9.7 m
- Median floors
- 2.3
Overview
Lyss: the parcel data lists 4'132 parcels in 79 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 59%, the average 68%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
15% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 128%, against 72% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.7 m and the median number of floors is 2.3.
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 | 123 | 3% |
| 2016-2020 | 159 | 4% |
| 2011-2015 | 109 | 3% |
| 2006-2010 | 219 | 5% |
| 1986-2005 | 829 | 20% |
| 1966-1985 | 567 | 14% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'126 | 51% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 123 | 181% |
| Built 2016 or later | 282 | 150% |
| Built 2011 or later | 391 | 141% |
| Built 2006 or later | 610 | 128% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'439 | 120% |
| Built 1966 or later | 2'006 | 114% |
| All parcels | 4'132 | 72% |
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% | 1'435 | 35% |
| 10-50% | 393 | 10% |
| 50-100% | 1'149 | 28% |
| 100-150% | 603 | 15% |
| 150-200% | 301 | 7% |
| 200% or more | 190 | 5% |
Median: 59% · Average: 68% · Based on 4'071 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 131 | 5% |
| 6-10 m | 1'318 | 51% |
| 10-16 m | 1'067 | 41% |
| 16-30 m | 72 | 3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.7 m · Average: 10 m · Based on 2'588 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'443 | 43% |
| 2 | 885 | 26% |
| 3 | 731 | 22% |
| 4 | 271 | 8% |
| 5-6 | 45 | 1% |
| 7 or more | 5 | 0.1% |
Median: 2.3 · Average: 1.6 · Based on 3'380 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Fraubrunnen | 4'169 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Worb | 4'018 | 53% | 1.6 |
| Lauterbrunnen | 3'983 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Adelboden | 3'802 | 18% | 1.2 |
| Burgdorf | 3'776 | 90% | 2.5 |
| Münsingen | 3'774 | 57% | 2.2 |
| Langnau im Emmental | 3'464 | 59% | 2 |
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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.