Busswil bei Melchnau

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 325

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

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The parcel data lists 223 parcels in Busswil bei Melchnau, covering 2.9 km². 38.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’535 m².

Key figures

Parcels
223
< 0.1% of the canton
Total area
2.9 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
2’535 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
38.1%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1974
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Busswil bei Melchnau

Busswil bei Melchnau ranks 319th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds less than 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Busswil bei Melchnau measures 2’535 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Busswil bei Melchnau is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 38.1% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (62.3%), übriges Gebiet (20.2%) and Wohnzone (13%). In total, Busswil bei Melchnau uses 4 zone designations.

According to the building register, Busswil bei Melchnau has 144 buildings with 103 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 34% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20% of them), and 15.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 85 (38.1%)

Unbuilt: 138 (61.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 4 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone1391.60 km²35.3%
übriges Gebiet451.22 km²4.4%
Wohnzone290.03 km²82.8%
Dorfzone100.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 144 buildings with 103 dwellings here; 58 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
144
Dwellings
103
Single-family houses
58
Building volume
175’143 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential77
  • Mixed use2
  • Non-residential49
  • Other16

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192017
  • 1920-19458
  • 1946-19608
  • 1961-198016
  • 1981-200017
  • 2001-201011
  • 2011-20202
  • 2021 and later0
  • Unknown year6

Maps and geodata for Busswil bei Melchnau

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