Thun: building age and utilization
Canton of Bern · 8'362 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 8'362
- Municipal zones
- 30
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 83%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 10%
- Median building height
- 9.7 m
- Median floors
- 2.7
Overview
Thun: the parcel data lists 8'362 parcels in 30 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 83%, the average 99%. For comparison: canton of Bern, median 31%.
10% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 121%, against 106% for all parcels.
The median building height is 9.7 m and the median number of floors is 2.7.
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 | 87 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 141 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 309 | 4% |
| 2006-2010 | 298 | 4% |
| 1986-2005 | 1'632 | 20% |
| 1966-1985 | 1'378 | 16% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 4'517 | 54% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 87 | 98% |
| Built 2016 or later | 228 | 114% |
| Built 2011 or later | 537 | 125% |
| Built 2006 or later | 835 | 121% |
| Built 1986 or later | 2'467 | 129% |
| Built 1966 or later | 3'845 | 127% |
| All parcels | 8'362 | 106% |
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% | 1'509 | 18% |
| 10-50% | 681 | 8% |
| 50-100% | 2'965 | 36% |
| 100-150% | 1'828 | 22% |
| 150-200% | 767 | 9% |
| 200% or more | 545 | 7% |
Median: 83% · Average: 99% · Based on 8'295 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 346 | 5% |
| 6-10 m | 3'316 | 49% |
| 10-16 m | 2'652 | 39% |
| 16-30 m | 404 | 6% |
| 30 m or more | 2 | 0% |
Median: 9.7 m · Average: 10.3 m · Based on 6'720 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'499 | 24% |
| 2 | 2'314 | 37% |
| 3 | 1'803 | 29% |
| 4 | 464 | 7% |
| 5-6 | 187 | 3% |
| 7 or more | 9 | 0.1% |
Median: 2.7 · Average: 2.1 · Based on 6'276 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 |
| Biel/Bienne | 7'733 | 74% | 3 |
| Saanen | 5'585 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Spiez | 5'430 | 63% | 2.3 |
| 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.