Saint-Imier: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'876 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'876
- Municipal zones
- 75
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 80%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 8%
- Median building height
- 10.2 m
- Median floors
- 2.3
Overview
Saint-Imier: the parcel data lists 1'876 parcels in 75 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 80%, the average 160%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
8% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 148%, against 170% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.2 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 | 29 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 32 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 49 | 3% |
| 2006-2010 | 46 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 212 | 11% |
| 1966-1985 | 176 | 9% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'332 | 71% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 29 | 104% |
| Built 2016 or later | 61 | 136% |
| Built 2011 or later | 110 | 146% |
| Built 2006 or later | 156 | 148% |
| Built 1986 or later | 368 | 185% |
| Built 1966 or later | 544 | 200% |
| All parcels | 1'876 | 170% |
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% | 555 | 31% |
| 10-50% | 147 | 8% |
| 50-100% | 359 | 20% |
| 100-150% | 333 | 19% |
| 150-200% | 107 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 298 | 17% |
Median: 80% · Average: 160% · Based on 1'799 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 103 | 9% |
| 6-10 m | 480 | 40% |
| 10-16 m | 402 | 34% |
| 16-30 m | 213 | 18% |
| 30 m or more | 1 | 0.1% |
Median: 10.2 m · Average: 11.3 m · Based on 1'199 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 601 | 44% |
| 2 | 300 | 22% |
| 3 | 227 | 17% |
| 4 | 142 | 10% |
| 5-6 | 81 | 6% |
| 7 or more | 4 | 0.3% |
Median: 2.3 · Average: 1.7 · Based on 1'355 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirchberg (BE) | 2'042 | 63% | 2.2 |
| Oberdiessbach | 1'994 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Krauchthal | 1'964 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Kirchdorf (BE) | 1'959 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Seeberg | 1'949 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Zollikofen | 1'921 | 67% | 2.6 |
| Unterseen | 1'855 | 73% | 2.5 |
| Eggiwil | 1'849 | 9% | 0.7 |
| Wichtrach | 1'846 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Ittigen | 1'845 | 76% | 2.7 |
| Buchholterberg | 1'814 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Signau | 1'807 | 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.