Brienzwiler

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 574

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

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The parcel data lists 619 parcels in Brienzwiler, covering 15.6 km². 64.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 919 m².

Key figures

Parcels
619
0.1% of the canton
Total area
15.6 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
919 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
64.6%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1936
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Brienzwiler

Brienzwiler ranks 240th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Brienzwiler measures 919 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Brienzwiler is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 64.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (46.7%), Wohn und Gewerbezone, 2 Geschossig (29.4%) and Dorfkern (18.6%). In total, Brienzwiler uses 7 zone designations.

According to the building register, Brienzwiler has 727 buildings with 464 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 54.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (39.3% of them), and 12.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1936, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 400 (64.6%)

Unbuilt: 219 (35.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 7 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone28915.02 km²46.7%
Wohn und Gewerbezone, 2 Geschossig1820.14 km²81.3%
Dorfkern1150.04 km²84.3%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen270.35 km²59.3%
Gewerbezone30.02 km²100.0%
Grünzone2< 0.01 km²0.0%
Bahnareal10.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 727 buildings with 464 dwellings here; 199 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
727
Dwellings
464
Single-family houses
199
Building volume
411’080 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential304
  • Mixed use10
  • Non-residential399
  • Other14

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920157
  • 1920-194540
  • 1946-196035
  • 1961-198045
  • 1981-200057
  • 2001-201019
  • 2011-202020
  • 2021 and later10
  • Unknown year17

Maps and geodata for Brienzwiler

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