Oberthal

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 620

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

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The parcel data lists 731 parcels in Oberthal, covering 10.4 km². 33.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’455 m².

Key figures

Parcels
731
0.2% of the canton
Total area
10.4 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
4’455 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
33.4%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Oberthal

Oberthal ranks 210th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Oberthal measures 4’455 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Oberthal is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (88.2%) and Wohnzone 2-geschossig (6.3%). In total, Oberthal uses 6 zone designations.

According to the building register, Oberthal has 630 buildings with 378 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 59.1% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 55.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.2% of them), and 17.2% 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: 244 (33.4%)

Unbuilt: 487 (66.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 6 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone64510.27 km²27.3%
Wohnzone_2-geschossig460.04 km²80.4%
Wohn-_und_Gewerbezone_2-geschossig190.05 km²84.2%
Weilerzone_nach_Art._18_RPG_/_Art._33_RPV160.02 km²75.0%
Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung40.01 km²50.0%
Gewerbezone1< 0.01 km²100.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 630 buildings with 378 dwellings here; 143 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
630
Dwellings
378
Single-family houses
143
Building volume
723’355 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential242
  • Mixed use12
  • Non-residential348
  • Other28

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192038
  • 1920-194514
  • 1946-196018
  • 1961-198061
  • 1981-200064
  • 2001-201020
  • 2011-202014
  • 2021 and later8
  • Unknown year7

Maps and geodata for Oberthal

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