Pieterlen

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 392

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

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The parcel data lists 1’575 parcels in Pieterlen, covering 8.4 km². 66.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 727 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’575
0.3% of the canton
Total area
8.4 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
727 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
66.8%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1981
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Pieterlen

Pieterlen is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Pieterlen measures 727 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Pieterlen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 geschossig (35.4%), Landwirtschaftszone (16.3%) and Kernzone 2 geschossig (9.7%). In total, Pieterlen uses 22 zone designations.

According to the building register, Pieterlen has 1’557 buildings with 2’507 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.4% of them), and 24.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1981, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’052 (66.8%)

Unbuilt: 523 (33.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone_2_geschossig5570.36 km²84.6%
Landwirtschaftszone2572.77 km²19.5%
Kernzone_2_geschossig1530.10 km²72.5%
Wohnzone_3_geschossig1090.12 km²85.3%
Wohnzone_1_geschossig960.08 km²83.3%
Arbeitszone930.43 km²47.3%
Mischzone_3_geschossig730.08 km²75.3%
Wohnzone_4_geschossig610.05 km²78.7%
Mischzone_4_geschossig510.05 km²78.4%
übriges_Gebiet413.97 km²7.3%
Mischzone_2_geschossig400.04 km²90.0%
Zone_für_öffentliche_Nutzung_C_"Kirchhügel"100.02 km²50.0%
Other zones (10 labels)340.28 km²47.1%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’557 buildings with 2’507 dwellings here; 628 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’557
Dwellings
2’507
Single-family houses
628
Building volume
2.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential944
  • Mixed use21
  • Non-residential512
  • Other80

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192085
  • 1920-194594
  • 1946-1960126
  • 1961-1980199
  • 1981-2000246
  • 2001-201090
  • 2011-2020118
  • 2021 and later53
  • Unknown year41

Maps and geodata for Pieterlen

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