Sumiswald: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 3'097 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 3'097
- Municipal zones
- 32
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 10%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 11%
- Median building height
- 10.3 m
- Median floors
- 0.8
Overview
Sumiswald: the parcel data lists 3'097 parcels in 32 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 10%, the average 149%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
11% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 213%, against 159% for all parcels.
The median building height is 10.3 m and the median number of floors is 0.8.
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 | 75 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 92 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 102 | 3% |
| 2006-2010 | 63 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 322 | 10% |
| 1966-1985 | 279 | 9% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'164 | 70% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 75 | 145% |
| Built 2016 or later | 167 | 184% |
| Built 2011 or later | 269 | 210% |
| Built 2006 or later | 332 | 213% |
| Built 1986 or later | 654 | 215% |
| Built 1966 or later | 933 | 228% |
| All parcels | 3'097 | 159% |
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% | 1'542 | 50% |
| 10-50% | 141 | 5% |
| 50-100% | 420 | 14% |
| 100-150% | 349 | 11% |
| 150-200% | 171 | 6% |
| 200% or more | 433 | 14% |
Median: 10% · Average: 149% · Based on 3'056 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 109 | 7% |
| 6-10 m | 593 | 39% |
| 10-16 m | 804 | 53% |
| 16-30 m | 22 | 1% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 10.3 m · Average: 10.2 m · Based on 1'528 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'642 | 67% |
| 2 | 556 | 23% |
| 3 | 239 | 10% |
| 4 | 23 | 0.9% |
| 5-6 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 0.8 · Average: 0.9 · Based on 2'460 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Münsingen | 3'774 | 57% | 2.2 |
| Langnau im Emmental | 3'464 | 59% | 2 |
| Lenk | 3'392 | 13% | 1.3 |
| Vechigen | 3'303 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Reichenbach im Kandertal | 3'267 | 17% | 1.1 |
| Belp | 3'253 | 50% | 2.1 |
| Muri bei Bern | 3'029 | 79% | 2.6 |
| Madiswil | 2'934 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Brienz (BE) | 2'896 | 34% | 1.4 |
| Herzogenbuchsee | 2'880 | 64% | 1.6 |
| Rapperswil (BE) | 2'818 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Seedorf (BE) | 2'794 | 8% | 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.