Wohlen bei Bern
Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 360
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Wohlen bei Bern centerThe parcel data lists 4’607 parcels in Wohlen bei Bern, covering 36.3 km². 48% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’752 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 4’607
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 36.3 km²
- 0.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’752 m²
- Canton: 1’131 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 48%
- Canton: 57.2%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1978
- Canton: 1975
- Switzerland: 1975
About Wohlen bei Bern
Wohlen bei Bern ranks 12th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Wohlen bei Bern measures 1’752 m², larger than the canton median of 1’131 m². Wohlen bei Bern is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 48% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone / übriges Gebiet (53.7%), Wohnzone 2-geschossig (20.7%) and Wohnzone 1-geschossig (5.8%). In total, Wohlen bei Bern uses 41 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wohlen bei Bern has 3’824 buildings with 4’623 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (69.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.5% of them), and 14.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1975).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’212 (48%)
Unbuilt: 2’395 (52%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone_/_übriges_Gebiet | 2’473 | 33.66 km² | 15.5% |
| Wohnzone_2-geschossig | 952 | 0.61 km² | 89.4% |
| Wohnzone_1-geschossig | 268 | 0.23 km² | 89.2% |
| Dorfzone,_2_geschossig | 257 | 0.25 km² | 87.2% |
| Sektor_b_(USP) | 91 | 0.51 km² | 45.1% |
| Sektor_A_(USP) | 83 | 0.07 km² | 91.6% |
| Weilerzone | 78 | 0.21 km² | 85.9% |
| Bestandeszone | 75 | 0.18 km² | 84.0% |
| Wohnzone_4-geschossig_(kant._Zonentyp) | 59 | 0.02 km² | 98.3% |
| Mischzone | 51 | 0.08 km² | 88.2% |
| Wohnzone_3-geschossig | 48 | 0.04 km² | 93.8% |
| Mischzone_M4_(kant._Zonentyp) | 27 | 0.04 km² | 59.3% |
| Other zones (29 labels) | 145 | 0.43 km² | 71.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’824 buildings with 4’623 dwellings here; 1’405 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’824
- Dwellings
- 4’623
- Single-family houses
- 1’405
- Building volume
- 4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Wohlen bei Bern
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Wohlen bei Bern. 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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