Erlenbach im Simmental
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 763
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Erlenbach im Simmental centerThe parcel data lists 1’690 parcels in Erlenbach im Simmental, covering 36.7 km². 60.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 996 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’690
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 36.7 km²
- 0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 996 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 60.4%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1953
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Erlenbach im Simmental
Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Erlenbach im Simmental measures 996 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’131 m². Erlenbach im Simmental is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone (58.8%), Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2-geschossig (10.7%) and Erhaltungszone (9.2%). In total, Erlenbach im Simmental uses 12 zone designations.
According to the building register, Erlenbach im Simmental has 1’637 buildings with 1’076 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.6% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 55.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (37.1% of them), and 11.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1953, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’021 (60.4%)
Unbuilt: 669 (39.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone | 994 | 33.61 km² | 51.0% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone 2-geschossig | 180 | 0.11 km² | 70.0% |
| Erhaltungszone | 156 | 0.10 km² | 83.3% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig | 148 | 0.10 km² | 77.7% |
| Kernzone 3-geschossig | 72 | 0.10 km² | 75.0% |
| Wohnzone 1-geschossig | 38 | 0.03 km² | 94.7% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung | 34 | 2.49 km² | 55.9% |
| Gewerbezone | 31 | 0.03 km² | 54.8% |
| Zone für Sport und Freizeit | 14 | 0.04 km² | 21.4% |
| Grünzone | 13 | 0.01 km² | 38.5% |
| Industriezone | 6 | 0.06 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung Parkanlage | 4 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’637 buildings with 1’076 dwellings here; 348 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’637
- Dwellings
- 1’076
- Single-family houses
- 348
- Building volume
- 1.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Erlenbach im Simmental
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Erlenbach im Simmental. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.
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