Oberwil im Simmental
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 766
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Oberwil im Simmental centerThe parcel data lists 1’125 parcels in Oberwil im Simmental, covering 46.1 km². 62.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’584 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’125
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 46.1 km²
- 0.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 4’584 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 62.8%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1922
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Oberwil im Simmental
Oberwil im Simmental ranks 138th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Oberwil im Simmental measures 4’584 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Oberwil im Simmental is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (72.6%), ländliche Dorfzone (10.8%) and Übriges Gebiet (10.2%). In total, Oberwil im Simmental uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberwil im Simmental has 1’273 buildings with 503 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 69.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (47% of them), and 10.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1922, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 706 (62.8%)
Unbuilt: 419 (37.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 817 | 41.03 km² | 64.6% |
| ländliche Dorfzone | 121 | 0.10 km² | 79.3% |
| Übriges Gebiet | 115 | 4.81 km² | 21.7% |
| Mischzone | 42 | 0.03 km² | 76.2% |
| Kernzone | 15 | 0.01 km² | 93.3% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzungen | 8 | 0.02 km² | 75.0% |
| Arbeitszone | 3 | 0.01 km² | 33.3% |
| Campingzone Arnist | 1 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Mischzone Rossberg | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Skipisten und Loipen | 1 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für Sport- und Freizeiteinrichtungen | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’273 buildings with 503 dwellings here; 196 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’273
- Dwellings
- 503
- Single-family houses
- 196
- Building volume
- 1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Oberwil im Simmental
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Oberwil im Simmental. 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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