Krauchthal
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 414
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Krauchthal centerThe parcel data lists 1’964 parcels in Krauchthal, covering 19.4 km². 40.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’801 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’964
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 19.4 km²
- 0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’801 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 40.6%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1987
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Krauchthal
Krauchthal is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Krauchthal measures 1’801 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Krauchthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (63.1%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig (11.3%) and Wohnzone 1-geschossig (10%). In total, Krauchthal uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Krauchthal has 1’444 buildings with 1’185 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (35.1% of them), and 21.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1987, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 797 (40.6%)
Unbuilt: 1’167 (59.4%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 1’239 | 18.62 km² | 15.2% |
| Wohnzone 2-geschossig | 222 | 0.13 km² | 84.7% |
| Wohnzone 1-geschossig | 196 | 0.15 km² | 88.8% |
| Dorfzone 2-geschossig | 111 | 0.15 km² | 86.5% |
| Wohn-/Gewerbezone 2-geschossig | 98 | 0.09 km² | 81.6% |
| Wohnzone "Grossacher Krauchthal" 2-geschossig | 60 | 0.03 km² | 93.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen | 20 | 0.07 km² | 40.0% |
| Grünzone | 7 | 0.01 km² | 14.3% |
| Abbau- und/oder Ablagerungszone | 4 | 0.17 km² | 25.0% |
| Arbeitszone extensiv genutzt | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Arbeitszone intensiv genutzt | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’444 buildings with 1’185 dwellings here; 480 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’444
- Dwellings
- 1’185
- Single-family houses
- 480
- Building volume
- 1.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Krauchthal
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Krauchthal. 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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