Signau: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 1'807 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 1'807
- Municipal zones
- 15
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 7%
- Median building height
- 10.5 m
- Median floors
- 0.7
Overview
Signau: the parcel data lists 1'807 parcels in 15 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 99%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
7% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 175%, against 107% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.5 m and the median number of floors is 0.7.
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 | 10 | 0.6% |
| 2016-2020 | 31 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 59 | 3% |
| 2006-2010 | 28 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 180 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 144 | 8% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 1'355 | 75% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 10 | 239% |
| Built 2016 or later | 41 | 176% |
| Built 2011 or later | 100 | 173% |
| Built 2006 or later | 128 | 175% |
| Built 1986 or later | 308 | 182% |
| Built 1966 or later | 452 | 179% |
| All parcels | 1'807 | 107% |
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% | 1'037 | 58% |
| 10-50% | 124 | 7% |
| 50-100% | 184 | 10% |
| 100-150% | 143 | 8% |
| 150-200% | 96 | 5% |
| 200% or more | 202 | 11% |
Median: 9% · Average: 99% · Based on 1'786 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 65 | 8% |
| 6-10 m | 264 | 34% |
| 10-16 m | 442 | 57% |
| 16-30 m | 8 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10.5 m · Average: 10.3 m · Based on 779 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'026 | 71% |
| 2 | 274 | 19% |
| 3 | 143 | 10% |
| 4 | 8 | 0.6% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.7 · Average: 0.7 · Based on 1'451 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Imier | 1'876 | 80% | 2.3 |
| 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 |
| Boltigen | 1'784 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Ins | 1'784 | 10% | 0.9 |
| Thunstetten | 1'781 | 41% | 1 |
| Beatenberg | 1'772 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Bätterkinden | 1'760 | 53% | 1 |
| St. Stephan | 1'753 | 9% | 0.8 |
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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.