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Building age in Sumiswald

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 957

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

Key figures

Parcels with a building
1’626
1’559 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1976Canton: 1975Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
50 yearsCanton: 51 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
33.9%Canton: 36.6%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
25.8%Canton: 18.9%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in Sumiswald

The parcel data lists 1’626 parcels with a building in Sumiswald. For 1’559 of them (95.9%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1976, so the median parcel with a building is 50 years old. 33.9% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 25.8% after 2000. The largest period is 1981-2000 with 21.9%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1975 in the canton of Bern and 1976 in Switzerland. 67 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 1’559 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.

  1. 17.0%before 1920: 17.0%, 265 parcels
  2. 8.7%1920-1945: 8.7%, 136 parcels
  3. 8.1%1946-1960: 8.1%, 127 parcels
  4. 18.3%1961-1980: 18.3%, 286 parcels
  5. 21.9%1981-2000: 21.9%, 342 parcels
  6. 8.6%2001-2010: 8.6%, 134 parcels
  7. 12.4%2011-2020: 12.4%, 194 parcels
  8. 4.8%2021 and later: 4.8%, 75 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)33.9%528 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)18.3%286 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)21.9%342 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)25.8%403 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.

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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