Interlaken

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 581

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

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The parcel data lists 1’394 parcels in Interlaken, covering 4.3 km². 75.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 616 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’394
0.3% of the canton
Total area
4.3 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
616 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
75.5%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1963
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Interlaken

Interlaken is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Interlaken measures 616 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Interlaken is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W3 (20.4%), Wohnzone W2 (19.7%) and Mischzone MK mit GZ (18.9%). In total, Interlaken uses 28 zone designations.

According to the building register, Interlaken has 1’957 buildings with 3’837 dwellings, 2.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 34.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 37.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (24.6% of them), and 17.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1963, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’053 (75.5%)

Unbuilt: 341 (24.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone W32840.26 km²84.2%
Wohnzone W22750.30 km²89.1%
Mischzone MK mit GZ2640.17 km²81.8%
Landwirtschaftszone1782.50 km²30.9%
Mischzone MA31480.11 km²78.4%
Arbeitszone A1380.28 km²70.3%
Wohnzone W4220.06 km²95.5%
Hotelzone HA170.05 km²88.2%
Hotelzone HC160.09 km²75.0%
Grünzone GZ80.15 km²37.5%
ZöN b Schulanlage Alpenstrasse70.03 km²42.9%
ZöN i+k50.08 km²80.0%
Other zones (16 labels)320.27 km²84.4%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’957 buildings with 3’837 dwellings here; 301 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’957
Dwellings
3’837
Single-family houses
301
Building volume
3.8 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential864
  • Mixed use147
  • Non-residential733
  • Other213

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920259
  • 1920-1945116
  • 1946-1960112
  • 1961-1980172
  • 1981-2000147
  • 2001-201067
  • 2011-202083
  • 2021 and later39
  • Unknown year58

Maps and geodata for Interlaken

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