Reichenbach im Kandertal

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 567

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

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The parcel data lists 3’263 parcels in Reichenbach im Kandertal, covering 109.6 km². 63.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’230 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’263
0.7% of the canton
Total area
109.6 km²
2% of the canton
Median area
2’230 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
63.6%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Reichenbach im Kandertal

Reichenbach im Kandertal ranks 24th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.7% of the canton's parcels on 2% of its area. The median parcel in Reichenbach im Kandertal measures 2’230 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Reichenbach im Kandertal is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 63.6% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (71.3%) and Wohn- und Gewerbezone (20.6%). In total, Reichenbach im Kandertal uses 35 zone designations.

According to the building register, Reichenbach im Kandertal has 3’360 buildings with 2’636 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 53% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 47.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (21% of them), and 14.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’074 (63.6%)

Unbuilt: 1’189 (36.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone2’325108.64 km²55.3%
Wohn- und Gewerbezone6720.51 km²86.2%
Ferienhauszone810.05 km²91.4%
Dorfkernzone670.04 km²85.1%
Gewerbezone640.17 km²73.4%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung w10< 0.01 km²0.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung40.01 km²0.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung g30.01 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung i3< 0.01 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung l30.01 km²66.7%
Zone für öffentliche Nutzung n3< 0.01 km²100.0%
Hotelzone Griesalp20.03 km²50.0%
Other zones (23 labels)260.11 km²76.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 3’360 buildings with 2’636 dwellings here; 687 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
3’360
Dwellings
2’636
Single-family houses
687
Building volume
2.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’297
  • Mixed use364
  • Non-residential1’583
  • Other116

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920436
  • 1920-1945147
  • 1946-1960285
  • 1961-1980434
  • 1981-2000381
  • 2001-2010155
  • 2011-2020122
  • 2021 and later30
  • Unknown year84

Maps and geodata for Reichenbach im Kandertal

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