Thunstetten

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 342

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

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The parcel data lists 1’781 parcels in Thunstetten, covering 9.7 km². 57.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’100 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’781
0.4% of the canton
Total area
9.7 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
1’100 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
57.8%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1983
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Thunstetten

Thunstetten is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Thunstetten measures 1’100 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’131 m². Thunstetten is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 57.8% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (39.1%), Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse (34.9%) and Mischzone, 2 Geschosse (5.5%). In total, Thunstetten uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Thunstetten has 1’665 buildings with 1’791 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.9% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.3% of them), and 24.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’029 (57.8%)

Unbuilt: 752 (42.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone6968.06 km²18.4%
Wohnzone, 2 Geschosse6220.48 km²87.5%
Mischzone, 2 Geschosse980.09 km²80.6%
Mischzone 3b, 3 Geschosse930.14 km²89.2%
Mischzone 3a, 3 Geschosse570.05 km²86.0%
Arbeitszone 2540.34 km²50.0%
Weilerzone450.08 km²82.2%
Wohnzone, 4 Geschosse430.06 km²83.7%
Arbeitszone 1290.09 km²55.2%
Wohnzone, 3 Geschosse140.02 km²78.6%
Intensivlandwirtschaftszone70.15 km²42.9%
ZOEN 3 Byfang70.04 km²57.1%
Other zones (8 labels)160.07 km²75.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’665 buildings with 1’791 dwellings here; 621 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’665
Dwellings
1’791
Single-family houses
621
Building volume
2.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential873
  • Mixed use25
  • Non-residential614
  • Other153

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192072
  • 1920-194556
  • 1946-196094
  • 1961-1980245
  • 1981-2000260
  • 2001-201094
  • 2011-2020124
  • 2021 and later37
  • Unknown year47

Maps and geodata for Thunstetten

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