Bolligen

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 352

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’542 parcels in Bolligen, covering 16.6 km². 60.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 878 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’542
0.6% of the canton
Total area
16.6 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
878 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
60.1%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Bolligen

Bolligen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bolligen measures 878 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Bolligen is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone / übriges Gebiet (40.7%), Wohnzone W2 (28%) and Wohnzone W3 (7%). In total, Bolligen uses 38 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bolligen has 2’510 buildings with 3’167 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (40.2% of them), and 15% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’529 (60.1%)

Unbuilt: 1’013 (39.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone_/_übriges_Gebiet1’03514.96 km²18.1%
Wohnzone_W27120.42 km²93.5%
Wohnzone_W31780.17 km²88.8%
Wohnzone_W11160.09 km²89.7%
Wohnzone_Sonnhalde_W2_S1140.03 km²95.6%
Dorfzone_Habstetten_DHa1010.07 km²85.1%
Mischzone_M2810.07 km²80.2%
Weilerzone570.10 km²78.9%
Wohnzone_W6_plus_(kant._Zonentyp)390.05 km²92.3%
Arbeitszone_A2240.07 km²66.7%
Dorfkernzone_Bolligen_DBo130.02 km²92.3%
Wohnzone_W4_(kant._Zonentyp)90.04 km²88.9%
Other zones (26 labels)630.48 km²58.7%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’510 buildings with 3’167 dwellings here; 1’130 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’510
Dwellings
3’167
Single-family houses
1’130
Building volume
2.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’514
  • Mixed use31
  • Non-residential818
  • Other147

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192064
  • 1920-194570
  • 1946-1960177
  • 1961-1980615
  • 1981-2000332
  • 2001-2010153
  • 2011-202063
  • 2021 and later13
  • Unknown year42

Maps and geodata for Bolligen

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