Building land in Bern
16'980 parcels in Bern Bern: zone types, area, buildings, tax rate and electricity price – official data from the cadastral survey, PLR cadastre and GWR.
Parcels
16'980
Total area
5'162 ha
Buildings (GWR)
19'740
With zone type (PLR)
100 %
Average site score: 53.1 of 100 · 17 % of scored parcels reach 60 or more.
Zone types in Bern
According to the PLR cadastre, number of parcels
- Wohnzone (W)10'953
- Altstadtperimeter BO.061'067
- UeO Mattenhof760
- Dienstleistungszone (D)453
- Gemischte Wohnzone (WG)429
- Industrie- und Gewerbezone (IG)346
Location factors
- Tax rate
- 1.54 % (2025)
- Electricity price (household H4)
- 33.16 Rp./kWh (2026)
- Canton
- Bern
- BFS number
- 351
- Data as of
- 2026-09-26
Sources: tax rates FTA, electricity prices ElCom, parcels cadastral survey, zones PLR cadastre, buildings FSO GWR.
More municipalities in the canton of Bern
- Rumendingen
- Kehrsatz
- Busswil bei Melchnau
- Aarwangen
- Gündlischwand
- Hilterfingen
- Neuenegg
- Rüti bei Büren
- Amsoldingen
- Stocken-Höfen
Frequently asked questions
- How many parcels does Bern have?
- The cadastral survey lists 16'980 parcels with a total of about 5'162 hectares; 19'740 buildings are recorded in the register of buildings and dwellings (as of 2026-09-26).
- Which zones exist in Bern?
- The most common zone types according to the PLR cadastre are Wohnzone (W), Altstadtperimeter BO.06, UeO Mattenhof.
- How do I find building land in Bern?
- With Parzella you filter the parcels of Bern by zone type, area, development and score, see the PLR extract and buildings per parcel and reach the owner information through the official channel.
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