Orpund: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'183 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'183
- Municipal zones
- 20
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 51%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 10%
- Median building height
- 8.9 m
- Median floors
- 1.3
Overview
Orpund: the parcel data lists 1'183 parcels in 20 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 51%, the average 64%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
10% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 117%, against 69% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.9 m and the median number of floors is 1.3.
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 | 27 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 34 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 12 | 1% |
| 2006-2010 | 44 | 4% |
| 1986-2005 | 153 | 13% |
| 1966-1985 | 183 | 15% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 730 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 27 | 78% |
| Built 2016 or later | 61 | 116% |
| Built 2011 or later | 73 | 119% |
| Built 2006 or later | 117 | 117% |
| Built 1986 or later | 270 | 120% |
| Built 1966 or later | 453 | 108% |
| All parcels | 1'183 | 69% |
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% | 503 | 44% |
| 10-50% | 71 | 6% |
| 50-100% | 303 | 26% |
| 100-150% | 184 | 16% |
| 150-200% | 57 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 38 | 3% |
Median: 51% · Average: 64% · Based on 1'156 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 35 | 5% |
| 6-10 m | 436 | 67% |
| 10-16 m | 177 | 27% |
| 16-30 m | 3 | 0.5% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.9 m · Average: 9.2 m · Based on 651 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 534 | 54% |
| 2 | 298 | 30% |
| 3 | 127 | 13% |
| 4 | 34 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 1.3 · Average: 1.2 · Based on 993 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeschi bei Spiez | 1'254 | 56% | 2.2 |
| Lotzwil | 1'226 | 63% | 2.1 |
| Gsteig | 1'221 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Melchnau | 1'208 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Heimiswil | 1'207 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Wiedlisbach | 1'195 | 65% | 1.4 |
| Bönigen | 1'178 | 67% | 2.3 |
| Rubigen | 1'161 | 63% | 2.1 |
| Eriswil | 1'139 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Koppigen | 1'138 | 59% | 1.2 |
| Seftigen | 1'137 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Oberhofen am Thunersee | 1'136 | 53% | 2.4 |
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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.