Sonvilier
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 445
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Sonvilier centerThe parcel data lists 802 parcels in Sonvilier, covering 23.8 km². 58.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’305 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 802
- 0.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 23.8 km²
- 0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’305 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 58.4%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1965
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Sonvilier
Sonvilier ranks 200th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.2% of the canton's parcels on 0.4% of its area. The median parcel in Sonvilier measures 1’305 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Sonvilier is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 58.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole et reste du territoire (53.5%), Zone Centre Village (20.4%) and Zone d'Habitation 2 (16.5%). In total, Sonvilier uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Sonvilier has 807 buildings with 725 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 50.2% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (22% of them), and 19% 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: 468 (58.4%)
Unbuilt: 334 (41.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone_agricole_et_reste_du_territoire | 429 | 23.37 km² | 37.5% |
| Zone_Centre_Village | 164 | 0.14 km² | 79.3% |
| Zone_d'Habitation_2 | 132 | 0.13 km² | 85.6% |
| Zone_Mixte_2 | 28 | 0.02 km² | 89.3% |
| Zone_d'Activités | 14 | 0.04 km² | 71.4% |
| Zone_d'Habitation_2_"Derrière_l'Eglise" | 11 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_de_Verdure | 7 | 0.02 km² | 57.1% |
| Zone_d'Habitation_3 | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Zone_affectée_à_des_Besoins_Publics_5 | 3 | 0.01 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone_Mixte_3 | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone_affectée_à_des_Besoins_Publics_4 | 2 | < 0.01 km² | 50.0% |
| Zone_affectée_à_des_Besoins_Publics_1 | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 5 | 0.04 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 807 buildings with 725 dwellings here; 226 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 807
- Dwellings
- 725
- Single-family houses
- 226
- Building volume
- 1.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Sonvilier
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Sonvilier. 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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