Merzligen
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 741
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Merzligen centerThe parcel data lists 340 parcels in Merzligen, covering 2.3 km². 47.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’193 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 340
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 2.3 km²
- < 0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’193 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 47.4%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Merzligen
Merzligen ranks 302nd of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on less than 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Merzligen measures 1’193 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’131 m². Merzligen is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 47.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (35.9%), Wohnzone 2 Geschosse (35%) and Übriges Gebiet (14.7%). In total, Merzligen uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Merzligen has 268 buildings with 201 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (74.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 37.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (36% of them), and 18% 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: 161 (47.4%)
Unbuilt: 179 (52.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 122 | 1.71 km² | 13.9% |
| Wohnzone_2_Geschosse | 119 | 0.12 km² | 87.4% |
| Übriges_Gebiet | 50 | 0.38 km² | 0.0% |
| Dorfzone | 43 | 0.06 km² | 83.7% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._3_"Werkhof" | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_für_Tierhaltung_A | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_Tierhaltung_B | 1 | 0.01 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._1_"Friedhof" | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_Nr._2_"Schiessstand" | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 268 buildings with 201 dwellings here; 110 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 268
- Dwellings
- 201
- Single-family houses
- 110
- Building volume
- 231’143 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Merzligen
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Merzligen. 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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