Melchnau: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'208 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'208
- Municipal zones
- 13
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 10 m
- Median floors
- 0.8
Overview
Melchnau: the parcel data lists 1'208 parcels in 13 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 72%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 126%, against 81% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10 m and the median number of floors is 0.8.
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 | 18 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 13 | 1% |
| 2011-2015 | 26 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 31 | 3% |
| 1986-2005 | 125 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 81 | 7% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 914 | 76% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 18 | 147% |
| Built 2016 or later | 31 | 136% |
| Built 2011 or later | 57 | 129% |
| Built 2006 or later | 88 | 126% |
| Built 1986 or later | 213 | 155% |
| Built 1966 or later | 294 | 161% |
| All parcels | 1'208 | 81% |
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% | 697 | 58% |
| 10-50% | 56 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 170 | 14% |
| 100-150% | 99 | 8% |
| 150-200% | 59 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 112 | 9% |
Median: 9% · Average: 72% · Based on 1'193 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 42 | 8% |
| 6-10 m | 218 | 42% |
| 10-16 m | 249 | 48% |
| 16-30 m | 6 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10 m · Average: 9.9 m · Based on 515 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 690 | 70% |
| 2 | 212 | 22% |
| 3 | 74 | 8% |
| 4 | 8 | 0.8% |
| 5-6 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.8 · Average: 0.7 · Based on 986 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Täuffelen | 1'297 | 56% | 1.7 |
| Orvin | 1'281 | 43% | 0.9 |
| Kandersteg | 1'270 | 42% | 1.5 |
| Aeschi bei Spiez | 1'254 | 56% | 2.2 |
| Lotzwil | 1'226 | 63% | 2.1 |
| Gsteig | 1'221 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Heimiswil | 1'207 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Wiedlisbach | 1'195 | 65% | 1.4 |
| Orpund | 1'183 | 51% | 1.3 |
| Bönigen | 1'178 | 67% | 2.3 |
| Rubigen | 1'161 | 63% | 2.1 |
| Eriswil | 1'139 | 8% | 0.7 |
Explore
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.