Building age in the canton of Bern

Canton of Bern, 333 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building: 260’906; 251’771 of them with a known construction year

Median construction year: 1975Switzerland: 1976

Median building age: 51 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years

Built 1960 or earlier: 36.6%Switzerland: 32.5%

Built after 2000: 18.9%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Bern

The parcel data lists 260’906 parcels with a building in the canton of Bern. For 251’771 of them (96.5%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1975, so the median parcel with a building is 51 years old. 36.6% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 18.9% after 2000. The largest period is 1961-1980 with 22.5%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 9’135 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 251’771 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

15.8%before 1920: 15.8%, 39’750 parcels
9.9%1920-1945: 9.9%, 24’996 parcels
10.9%1946-1960: 10.9%, 27’352 parcels
22.5%1961-1980: 22.5%, 56’655 parcels
22.0%1981-2000: 22.0%, 55’328 parcels
9.5%2001-2010: 9.5%, 23’868 parcels
7.1%2011-2020: 7.1%, 17’879 parcels
2.4%2021 and later: 2.4%, 5’943 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)36.6%92’098 parcels
46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)22.5%56’655 parcels
26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)22.0%55’328 parcels
Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)18.9%47’690 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Bern

Municipality	Parcels with a year	Median year	1960 or earlier	After 2000
Bern	14’541	1932	75.2%	4.7%
Thun	6’906	1973	34.5%	19.0%
Köniz	6’383	1965	41.2%	14.9%
Biel/Bienne	5’888	1953	66.1%	8.0%
Spiez	3’748	1975	32.9%	15.8%
Saanen	3’631	1965	41.6%	18.4%
Langenthal	3’261	1973	37.8%	17.7%
Steffisburg	3’205	1976	28.6%	19.3%
Grindelwald	3’073	1962	49.8%	12.5%
Frutigen	2’896	1965	46.5%	17.4%
Burgdorf	2’870	1965	43.7%	15.0%
Lyss	2’757	1988	20.4%	29.9%
Muri bei Bern	2’444	1975	32.9%	18.2%
Münsingen	2’396	1975	21.8%	14.6%
Sigriswil	2’373	1965	47.2%	15.5%
Worb	2’360	1975	22.7%	19.8%
Lauterbrunnen	2’316	1935	62.5%	7.5%
Adelboden	2’261	1965	44.5%	11.6%
Wohlen bei Bern	2’142	1978	18.1%	15.3%
Langnau im Emmental	2’135	1975	38.7%	21.4%
Lenk	2’103	1965	40.9%	16.0%
Schwarzenburg	2’069	1980	30.4%	21.3%
Belp	2’006	1983	20.6%	23.3%
Reichenbach im Kandertal	1’990	1965	43.6%	15.4%
Brienz (BE)	1’811	1961	50.0%	14.1%
Ostermundigen	1’810	1975	29.7%	19.4%
Meiringen	1’767	1975	33.8%	20.2%
Herzogenbuchsee	1’744	1975	30.6%	19.5%
Münchenbuchsee	1’672	1980	15.8%	19.3%
Zweisimmen	1’621	1965	44.8%	19.7%
Fraubrunnen	1’594	1983	22.2%	28.1%
Vechigen	1’568	1980	20.7%	22.4%
Sumiswald	1’559	1976	33.9%	25.8%
Zollikofen	1’547	1973	31.4%	15.3%
Uetendorf	1’508	1983	17.4%	25.0%
Ittigen	1’505	1976	17.9%	10.0%
Bolligen	1’487	1975	20.9%	15.4%
Niederbipp	1’441	1983	25.6%	28.2%
Diemtigen	1’440	1962	49.4%	17.7%
Huttwil	1’436	1970	37.5%	21.2%
Unterseen	1’369	1975	39.8%	17.4%
Lengnau (BE)	1’358	1975	30.3%	18.9%
Heimberg	1’334	1983	17.0%	23.6%
Jegenstorf	1’321	1983	13.9%	25.2%
Kirchberg (BE)	1’318	1988	18.7%	28.2%
Tramelan	1’297	1968	39.7%	20.6%
Aarwangen	1’291	1984	24.0%	25.1%
Saint-Imier	1’273	1965	45.2%	15.2%
Roggwil (BE)	1’268	1975	34.6%	23.6%
Neuenegg	1’267	1983	24.8%	26.4%
Hasliberg	1’262	1965	45.0%	13.1%
Lützelflüh	1’260	1983	30.6%	28.3%
Hilterfingen	1’198	1965	41.2%	18.9%
Utzenstorf	1’188	1983	25.3%	28.8%
Konolfingen	1’181	1976	30.0%	29.2%
Bremgarten bei Bern	1’169	1975	22.8%	12.2%
Ringgenberg (BE)	1’134	1960	51.2%	10.7%
Innertkirchen	1’127	1953	56.5%	10.6%
Madiswil	1’083	1975	36.7%	21.2%
Boltigen	1’079	1926	65.0%	9.2%
Grossaffoltern	1’063	1983	25.7%	20.4%
Beatenberg	1’048	1953	57.0%	7.9%
Pieterlen	1’011	1981	30.2%	25.8%
Riggisberg	1’007	1979	29.9%	24.0%
Oberdiessbach	998	1982	24.8%	19.8%
Grosshöchstetten	995	1975	21.8%	21.4%
Interlaken	994	1963	49.0%	19.0%
Büren an der Aare	982	1975	30.3%	21.4%
Thunstetten	982	1983	22.6%	26.0%
Erlenbach im Simmental	979	1953	53.4%	12.4%
Seedorf (BE)	973	1985	26.2%	23.0%
Bätterkinden	966	1983	21.1%	24.6%
Wilderswil	956	1971	44.4%	20.4%
St. Stephan	946	1941	56.1%	12.7%
La Neuveville	945	1965	46.9%	14.2%
Rüschegg	941	1975	33.3%	19.6%
Schüpfen	930	1983	28.6%	24.2%
Rapperswil (BE)	918	1988	28.0%	29.0%
Wattenwil	915	1981	33.9%	24.6%
Ins	913	1989	25.6%	34.6%
Wichtrach	907	1983	18.3%	25.2%
Aarberg	896	1980	25.6%	21.9%
Aeschi bei Spiez	896	1975	37.2%	20.8%
Wimmis	892	1974	39.9%	20.3%
Bönigen	889	1965	49.0%	16.4%
Guggisberg	888	1965	44.6%	16.9%
Hasle bei Burgdorf	879	1987	30.7%	33.4%
Port	866	1980	19.9%	19.3%
Mühleberg	860	1983	25.9%	21.5%
Kirchlindach	837	1975	18.6%	14.9%
Eggiwil	834	1978	34.4%	22.2%
Nidau	830	1965	47.3%	8.9%
Lauperswil	813	1975	32.8%	23.7%
Rüegsau	811	1980	31.7%	25.0%
Brügg	810	1975	31.0%	17.3%
Urtenen-Schönbühl	810	1981	16.7%	25.1%
Oberhofen am Thunersee	805	1965	38.4%	14.9%
Täuffelen	803	1982	24.4%	20.9%
Matten bei Interlaken	800	1973	38.8%	15.9%
Kandersteg	792	1970	37.0%	17.2%
Kehrsatz	787	1975	17.8%	12.5%
Lotzwil	786	1975	35.0%	22.4%
Rüeggisberg	784	1972	37.9%	19.6%
Signau	775	1975	37.2%	22.3%
Lauenen	769	1964	48.8%	14.2%
Krauchthal	764	1987	19.5%	22.0%
Kallnach	759	1983	31.5%	25.6%
Meikirch	758	1975	15.2%	14.2%
Rubigen	745	1983	12.9%	20.1%
Evilard	730	1969	32.2%	14.4%
Wiedlisbach	720	1983	22.6%	24.0%
Reconvilier	710	1972	34.6%	15.4%
Rüderswil	697	1982	33.1%	26.1%
Gsteig	690	1955	52.0%	19.0%
Oberburg	687	1975	34.6%	22.6%
Oberwil im Simmental	687	1922	67.0%	10.3%
Orvin	687	1965	35.8%	10.5%
Orpund	680	1976	17.9%	21.3%
Stettlen	678	1982	18.9%	21.2%
Habkern	674	1927	65.0%	4.9%
Ipsach	670	1983	14.8%	21.6%
Laupen	669	1975	33.3%	14.1%
Toffen	669	1983	14.1%	25.3%
Péry-La Heutte	665	1975	30.5%	20.2%
Koppigen	662	1985	24.0%	30.4%
Wynigen	655	1979	31.9%	26.4%
Safnern	640	1983	18.3%	19.4%
Wangen an der Aare	637	1980	31.2%	29.2%
Thierachern	636	1988	21.5%	34.3%
Seeberg	604	1988	26.5%	31.5%
Studen (BE)	604	1988	11.8%	30.8%
Walkringen	603	1975	32.2%	23.4%
Thurnen	597	1983	26.5%	26.3%
Moosseedorf	596	1983	13.9%	23.3%
Kirchdorf (BE)	594	1986	23.2%	33.5%
Därstetten	590	1940	58.0%	11.9%
Leissigen	589	1975	38.4%	23.4%
Oberbipp	585	1993	17.9%	35.9%
Worben	576	1988	12.8%	23.6%
Seftigen	572	1987	18.9%	25.0%
Twann-Tüscherz	570	1965	47.9%	10.5%
Wynau	568	1975	36.8%	22.7%
Corgémont	560	1975	27.9%	22.3%
Uttigen	558	1993	17.2%	36.9%
Court	556	1975	30.2%	21.9%
Hindelbank	553	1975	21.0%	24.6%
Arch	551	1983	22.1%	20.9%
Aegerten	541	1983	17.7%	21.1%
Melchnau	538	1974	39.2%	21.0%
Sonceboz-Sombeval	537	1988	25.1%	22.0%
Attiswil	535	1975	30.1%	18.9%
Courtelary	524	1975	34.2%	25.8%
Heimiswil	519	1975	31.8%	25.8%
Kandergrund	519	1950	59.7%	16.4%
Trub	515	1979	39.8%	27.8%
Sauge	514	1965	31.5%	9.1%
Buchholterberg	507	1975	35.9%	21.9%
Bellmund	495	1988	11.3%	32.5%
Rohrbach	493	1975	37.1%	21.7%
Eriswil	491	1974	38.5%	13.8%
Meinisberg	489	1984	19.0%	31.1%
Krattigen	488	1975	34.2%	19.1%
Bowil	467	1975	35.8%	19.9%
Leuzigen	460	1978	31.1%	27.4%
Zäziwil	457	1988	27.4%	28.4%
Erlach	451	1975	37.3%	21.3%
Rüdtligen-Alchenflüh	451	1983	20.2%	28.4%
Ferenbalm	447	1977	31.1%	15.9%
Iseltwald	447	1943	60.2%	9.8%
Niederönz	447	1982	20.6%	21.9%
Biglen	446	1976	30.7%	22.6%
Dotzigen	432	1988	23.6%	25.7%
Sonvilier	432	1965	44.0%	20.6%
Müntschemier	430	1986	25.8%	35.6%
Sutz-Lattrigen	429	1987	22.6%	28.4%
Schattenhalb	428	1946	56.5%	13.1%
Burgistein	426	1979	29.6%	23.5%
Trubschachen	426	1975	37.6%	20.2%
Linden	419	1987	28.4%	29.4%
Wald (BE)	419	1975	24.3%	26.3%
Röthenbach im Emmental	418	1975	39.2%	20.8%
Radelfingen	416	1983	34.9%	27.2%
Blumenstein	412	1978	33.3%	22.8%
Stocken-Höfen	410	1977	32.9%	24.1%
Lyssach	408	1983	20.1%	23.5%
Schangnau	400	1975	39.3%	21.8%
Kappelen	394	1988	24.9%	30.2%
Oberried am Brienzersee	394	1953	54.8%	14.0%
Reutigen	394	1963	49.2%	15.0%
Heimenhausen	390	1986	24.9%	25.4%
Wyssachen	390	1979	28.5%	21.8%
Brienzwiler	383	1936	60.6%	12.8%
Thörigen	373	1983	21.4%	26.3%
Trachselwald	368	1975	42.1%	19.8%
Vinelz	366	1983	23.5%	21.9%
Affoltern im Emmental	365	1986	25.8%	25.5%
Bäriswil	365	1993	10.1%	23.0%
Bargen (BE)	365	1988	23.6%	30.1%
Dürrenroth	363	1975	37.2%	22.3%
Walperswil	362	1988	22.1%	28.2%
Gerzensee	361	1983	26.9%	33.5%
Aefligen	358	1983	26.0%	25.4%
Nods	358	1975	28.5%	20.4%
Villeret	352	1969	43.5%	19.0%
Unterlangenegg	346	1975	34.4%	26.0%
Schwanden bei Brienz	342	1974	38.0%	14.3%
Hofstetten bei Brienz	341	1965	45.5%	14.4%
Frauenkappelen	339	1983	20.1%	15.9%
Renan (BE)	332	1965	45.8%	19.0%
Guttannen	331	1953	56.5%	7.6%
Mörigen	320	1975	11.6%	20.3%
Rüti bei Büren	309	1974	34.0%	20.1%
Kaufdorf	308	1993	15.6%	36.7%
Ursenbach	304	1967	44.1%	15.5%
Wiler bei Utzenstorf	300	1975	27.3%	23.7%
Lüscherz	299	1975	23.7%	23.7%
Oberwil bei Büren	298	1983	32.9%	21.8%
Arni (BE)	296	1978	34.1%	25.7%
Büetigen	296	1988	18.6%	30.7%
Gampelen	296	1977	34.5%	32.1%
Eriz	287	1970	38.3%	17.8%
Heiligenschwendi	286	1975	32.9%	18.5%
Gals	284	1986	21.1%	31.0%
Ligerz	282	1953	52.5%	11.7%
Oberbalm	282	1976	30.5%	24.1%
Diessbach bei Büren	280	1975	31.1%	24.3%
Niederried bei Interlaken	276	1965	42.0%	15.2%
Cortébert	274	1965	45.6%	16.4%
Gsteigwiler	273	1940	60.8%	9.9%
Saicourt	273	1975	38.5%	19.0%
Därligen	272	1947	59.6%	7.4%
Bleienbach	269	1975	39.4%	21.9%
Gondiswil	269	1975	36.4%	21.6%
Inkwil	269	1983	25.7%	27.5%
Jens	267	1983	25.5%	24.3%
Amsoldingen	262	1983	30.2%	21.8%
Bannwil	258	1975	34.5%	21.3%
Gurzelen	253	1975	31.6%	28.5%
Bettenhausen	251	1985	19.9%	27.9%
Crémines	251	1975	35.1%	16.3%
Fahrni	251	1982	29.5%	29.9%
Petit-Val	248	1959	50.8%	14.9%
Walliswil bei Wangen	245	1975	35.5%	21.2%
Kiesen	241	1983	27.8%	29.9%
La Ferrière	238	1974	36.6%	21.4%
Oberthal	237	1975	29.5%	17.7%
Perrefitte	237	1970	35.9%	16.0%
Wengi	237	1975	35.9%	21.5%
Forst-Längenbühl	231	1988	28.6%	32.9%
Siselen	229	1975	37.6%	20.5%
Uebeschi	229	1988	21.8%	25.8%
Schwadernau	223	1983	17.0%	24.2%
Cormoret	222	1966	44.6%	9.5%
Lütschental	221	1925	66.1%	7.2%
Brüttelen	217	1975	34.6%	20.3%
Rumisberg	216	1975	26.9%	23.1%
Landiswil	212	1975	36.3%	18.4%
Rütschelen	211	1975	35.1%	18.0%
Alchenstorf	210	1975	36.7%	22.9%
Münchenwiler	204	1989	20.1%	36.8%
Gündlischwand	203	1954	52.2%	16.3%
Oberlangenegg	200	1965	48.0%	18.5%
Scheuren	198	1988	16.7%	31.8%
Schwarzhäusern	195	1986	30.8%	26.7%
Saxeten	194	1950	67.5%	7.2%
Mattstetten	193	1975	17.1%	17.6%
Ochlenberg	190	1974	38.4%	18.4%
Walterswil (BE)	189	1991	28.0%	36.0%
Zuzwil (BE)	187	1979	15.5%	27.3%
Bühl	185	1988	25.4%	30.3%
Grandval	178	1975	32.6%	27.5%
Finsterhennen	176	1980	28.4%	23.3%
Herbligen	176	1988	19.9%	36.4%
Allmendingen	172	1982	22.1%	16.3%
Oppligen	170	1983	21.2%	34.7%
Mirchel	167	1983	21.6%	29.3%
Niederhünigen	162	1988	26.5%	32.7%
Treiten	162	1988	27.2%	24.7%
Niedermuhlern	161	1974	39.1%	20.5%
Belprahon	160	1975	23.8%	11.3%
Kriechenwil	160	1975	23.8%	21.3%
Brenzikofen	159	1983	26.4%	23.9%
Homberg	159	1975	30.8%	19.5%
Hagneck	156	1993	9.0%	31.4%
Merzligen	156	1975	23.1%	18.6%
Loveresse	154	1982	30.5%	27.3%
Auswil	153	1988	27.5%	21.6%
Eschert	153	1974	33.3%	22.9%
Tschugg	153	1988	24.2%	26.8%
Kernenried	152	1983	26.3%	25.0%
Horrenbach-Buchen	148	1954	51.4%	12.8%
Sorvilier	145	1965	46.9%	18.6%
Wileroltigen	139	1988	30.2%	25.2%
Hermrigen	135	1983	34.8%	26.7%
Rohrbachgraben	135	1977	26.7%	15.6%
Zielebach	131	1983	25.2%	11.5%
Iffwil	126	1990	26.2%	22.2%
Epsach	123	1982	36.6%	25.2%
Graben	121	1983	30.6%	19.0%
Romont (BE)	121	1983	30.6%	21.5%
Farnern	119	1980	25.2%	31.1%
Corcelles (BE)	117	1973	35.9%	16.2%
Oberhünigen	106	1988	21.7%	30.2%
Roches (BE)	105	1965	38.1%	11.4%
Jaberg	101	1994	9.9%	39.6%
Champoz	100	1969	31.0%	21.0%
Pohlern	100	1976	40.0%	22.0%
Freimettigen	97	1988	22.7%	33.0%
Höchstetten	97	1978	38.1%	22.7%
Saules (BE)	95	1969	33.7%	15.8%
Walliswil bei Niederbipp	91	1988	18.7%	24.2%
Gurbrü	90	1975	38.9%	18.9%
Wachseldorn	88	1976	38.6%	21.6%
Teuffenthal (BE)	82	1959	50.0%	23.2%
Oeschenbach	81	1973	33.3%	16.0%
Willadingen	80	1988	17.5%	35.0%
Busswil bei Melchnau	79	1974	41.8%	16.5%
Häutligen	72	1989	25.0%	37.5%
Reisiswil	71	1983	42.3%	31.0%
Hellsau	67	1998	9.0%	44.8%
Rüti bei Lyssach	53	1975	24.5%	24.5%
Rumendingen	42	2007	19.0%	57.1%
Mont-Tramelan	39	1974	28.2%	15.4%
Seehof	31	1979	35.5%	19.4%
Berken	25	1956	52.0%	16.0%
Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee	25	1988	24.0%	40.0%
Wiggiswil	25	1988	40.0%	36.0%
Rebévelier	21	1965	42.9%	28.6%
Meienried	20	1962	45.0%	10.0%
Schelten	20	1966	45.0%	20.0%
Ersigen	0	-	-	-
Tavannes	0	-	-	-
Valbirse	0	-	-	-

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