Schelten

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 708

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

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The parcel data lists 59 parcels in Schelten, covering 5.6 km². 33.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 14’641 m².

Key figures

Parcels
59
< 0.1% of the canton
Total area
5.6 km²
0.1% of the canton
Median area
14’641 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
33.9%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1966
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Schelten

Schelten ranks 334th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds less than 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Schelten measures 14’641 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Schelten is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 33.9% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Reste du territoire - forêt (69.5%), Zone agricole - champs (25.4%) and Reste du territoire - rivière (5.1%). In total, Schelten uses 3 zone designations.

According to the building register, Schelten has 50 buildings with 20 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 66% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (20% of them), and 20% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1966, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 20 (33.9%)

Unbuilt: 39 (66.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 3 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Reste du territoire - forêt414.24 km²34.1%
Zone agricole - champs151.31 km²40.0%
Reste du territoire - rivière30.01 km²0.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 50 buildings with 20 dwellings here; 11 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
50
Dwellings
20
Single-family houses
11
Building volume
85’099 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential15
  • Mixed use1
  • Non-residential33
  • Other1

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 19204
  • 1920-19452
  • 1946-19603
  • 1961-19804
  • 1981-20003
  • 2001-20102
  • 2011-20201
  • 2021 and later1
  • Unknown year0

Maps and geodata for Schelten

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