Schwanden bei Brienz
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 592
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Schwanden bei Brienz centerThe parcel data lists 527 parcels in Schwanden bei Brienz, covering 7.1 km². 67.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 830 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 527
- 0.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.1 km²
- 0.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 830 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 67.4%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1974
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Schwanden bei Brienz
Schwanden bei Brienz ranks 254th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.1% of the canton's parcels on 0.1% of its area. The median parcel in Schwanden bei Brienz measures 830 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Schwanden bei Brienz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone (44.6%), Bestandeszone Unterschwanden (34%) and Wohnzone (10.8%). In total, Schwanden bei Brienz uses 7 zone designations.
According to the building register, Schwanden bei Brienz has 540 buildings with 483 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 50% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 48.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (23.7% of them), and 13.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 355 (67.4%)
Unbuilt: 172 (32.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land- und Alpwirtschaftszone | 235 | 6.82 km² | 44.7% |
| Bestandeszone Unterschwanden | 179 | 0.15 km² | 84.4% |
| Wohnzone | 57 | 0.04 km² | 89.5% |
| Erhaltungszone Oberschwanden | 50 | 0.03 km² | 86.0% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 3 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung D | 2 | 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Nutzung C | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 540 buildings with 483 dwellings here; 131 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 540
- Dwellings
- 483
- Single-family houses
- 131
- Building volume
- 312’697 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Schwanden bei Brienz
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Schwanden bei Brienz. 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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