Wilderswil

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 594

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

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The parcel data lists 1’490 parcels in Wilderswil, covering 13.2 km². 66.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 754 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’490
0.3% of the canton
Total area
13.2 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
754 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
66.2%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1971
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Wilderswil

Wilderswil is a municipality in the canton of Bern and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Wilderswil measures 754 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Wilderswil is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.9%), Mischzone B (28.4%) and Kernzone (22.5%). In total, Wilderswil uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Wilderswil has 1’572 buildings with 1’629 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 50.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 41.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (31.9% of them), and 19.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 987 (66.2%)

Unbuilt: 503 (33.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Landwirtschaftszone47611.91 km²45.6%
Mischzone B4230.30 km²80.6%
Kernzone3350.17 km²82.1%
Mischzone A1230.09 km²86.2%
Landwirtschaftszone mit Bauverbot540.34 km²5.6%
Arbeitszone A190.07 km²68.4%
Grünzone150.04 km²26.7%
Arbeitszone B140.12 km²64.3%
Mischzone C90.01 km²88.9%
ZöN B40.05 km²50.0%
ZöN C Bahnhof40.01 km²25.0%
Campingzone20.01 km²50.0%
Other zones (8 labels)120.08 km²58.3%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’572 buildings with 1’629 dwellings here; 374 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’572
Dwellings
1’629
Single-family houses
374
Building volume
1.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential736
  • Mixed use100
  • Non-residential646
  • Other90

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920315
  • 1920-194546
  • 1946-196063
  • 1961-1980120
  • 1981-2000217
  • 2001-2010114
  • 2011-202049
  • 2021 and later32
  • Unknown year31

Maps and geodata for Wilderswil

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