Orvin: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'281 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'281
- Municipal zones
- 17
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 43%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 4%
- Median building height
- 7.9 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Orvin: the parcel data lists 1'281 parcels in 17 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 43%, the average 107%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
4% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 135%, against 115% for all parcels.
The median building height is 7.9 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 | 13 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 11 | 0.9% |
| 2011-2015 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 2006-2010 | 19 | 1% |
| 1986-2005 | 118 | 9% |
| 1966-1985 | 110 | 9% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'000 | 78% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 13 | 148% |
| Built 2016 or later | 24 | 174% |
| Built 2011 or later | 34 | 158% |
| Built 2006 or later | 53 | 135% |
| Built 1986 or later | 171 | 150% |
| Built 1966 or later | 281 | 168% |
| All parcels | 1'281 | 115% |
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% | 583 | 46% |
| 10-50% | 70 | 6% |
| 50-100% | 155 | 12% |
| 100-150% | 133 | 11% |
| 150-200% | 70 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 252 | 20% |
Median: 43% · Average: 107% · Based on 1'263 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 102 | 15% |
| 6-10 m | 418 | 61% |
| 10-16 m | 162 | 24% |
| 16-30 m | 5 | 0.7% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 7.9 m · Average: 8.4 m · Based on 687 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 660 | 62% |
| 2 | 256 | 24% |
| 3 | 124 | 12% |
| 4 | 19 | 2% |
| 5-6 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 1 · Based on 1'060 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oberburg | 1'336 | 12% | 0.8 |
| Hindelbank | 1'328 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Rüegsau | 1'327 | 65% | 1.7 |
| Bowil | 1'317 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Brügg | 1'306 | 58% | 2 |
| Täuffelen | 1'297 | 56% | 1.7 |
| 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 |
| Melchnau | 1'208 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Heimiswil | 1'207 | 9% | 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.