Spiez: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 5'430 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 5'430
- Municipal zones
- 64
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 63%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 8%
- Median building height
- 9.3 m
- Median floors
- 2.3
Overview
Spiez: the parcel data lists 5'430 parcels in 64 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 63%, the average 73%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
8% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 123%, against 83% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.3 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 | 109 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 100 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 83 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 121 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 867 | 16% |
| 1966-1985 | 766 | 14% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 3'384 | 62% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 109 | 144% |
| Built 2016 or later | 209 | 136% |
| Built 2011 or later | 292 | 129% |
| Built 2006 or later | 413 | 123% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'280 | 115% |
| Built 1966 or later | 2'046 | 109% |
| All parcels | 5'430 | 83% |
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% | 1'813 | 34% |
| 10-50% | 491 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 1'554 | 29% |
| 100-150% | 869 | 16% |
| 150-200% | 321 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 305 | 6% |
Median: 63% · Average: 73% · Based on 5'353 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 157 | 4% |
| 6-10 m | 2'120 | 59% |
| 10-16 m | 1'239 | 35% |
| 16-30 m | 59 | 2% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 9.3 m · Average: 9.5 m · Based on 3'575 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'678 | 39% |
| 2 | 1'417 | 33% |
| 3 | 1'044 | 24% |
| 4 | 175 | 4% |
| 5-6 | 31 | 0.7% |
| 7 or more | 1 | 0% |
Median: 2.3 · Average: 1.6 · Based on 4'346 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bern | 16'975 | 102% | 3.7 |
| Köniz | 9'293 | 61% | 2.4 |
| Thun | 8'362 | 83% | 2.7 |
| Biel/Bienne | 7'733 | 74% | 3 |
| Saanen | 5'585 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Grindelwald | 5'411 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Schwarzenburg | 5'304 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Sigriswil | 4'929 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Frutigen | 4'882 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Langenthal | 4'775 | 72% | 2.2 |
| Wohlen bei Bern | 4'607 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Steffisburg | 4'181 | 80% | 2.5 |
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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.