Langnau im Emmental
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 902
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Langnau im Emmental centerThe parcel data lists 3’463 parcels in Langnau im Emmental, covering 48.3 km². 63.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’201 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’463
- 0.8% of the canton
- Total area
- 48.3 km²
- 0.9% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’201 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 63.9%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Langnau im Emmental
Langnau im Emmental ranks 21st of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.9% of its area. The median parcel in Langnau im Emmental measures 1’201 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’131 m². Langnau im Emmental is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 63.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (28.7%), Wohnzone 2 (20.4%) and übriges Gebiet (17.5%). In total, Langnau im Emmental uses 39 zone designations.
According to the building register, Langnau im Emmental has 4’418 buildings with 5’107 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 48% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 46.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (21.3% of them), and 20.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’213 (63.9%)
Unbuilt: 1’250 (36.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 993 | 30.67 km² | 54.1% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 708 | 0.48 km² | 90.1% |
| übriges Gebiet | 607 | 15.21 km² | 12.5% |
| Mischzone 3 | 355 | 0.44 km² | 84.8% |
| Mischzone 2 | 326 | 0.26 km² | 87.1% |
| Wohnzone 3 | 128 | 0.27 km² | 79.7% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone B gemäss Zonenplan vom 13.2.1995 | 108 | 0.10 km² | 86.1% |
| Arbeitszone 1 | 74 | 0.25 km² | 68.9% |
| Hangschutzzone | 67 | 0.26 km² | 77.6% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone A gemäss Zonenplan vom 13.2.1995 | 19 | 0.01 km² | 89.5% |
| Weilerzone Gohl | 12 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| ZöN 2 Schulbauten, Anlagen und Kletterhalle | 9 | 0.09 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (27 labels) | 57 | 0.29 km² | 71.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’418 buildings with 5’107 dwellings here; 970 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’418
- Dwellings
- 5’107
- Single-family houses
- 970
- Building volume
- 6.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Langnau im Emmental
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Langnau im Emmental. 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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