Real estate · Berne

4 426 companies in real estate in the canton of Berne.

The commercial register lists 4 426 active companies in real estate in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 1 727 of them (39 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 571 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

4 426active companies
25registered in the past 30 days
1 727VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of Berne: what the register shows.

Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.

This sector accounts for 7 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 8 % across Switzerland. 25 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 64 over 90 days.

Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.

Market analysis

The market in real estate in the canton of Berne, in figures

576companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 1.2 bnof combined share capital (3 682 capital companies)
1 727VAT-registered
51are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 4 426 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (56 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (26 %), Coopérative (8 %). 576 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 320 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (263 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 3 682 companies (83 %): CHF 1.2 bn combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 2 406 of them (65 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 727 companies (39 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 4 423 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 740 publish a general phone or email, 878 have a website verified by ciblr, and 51 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 65 new registrations, 86 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 62 relocations of seat, 80 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

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Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
2 46556 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 14626 %
Coopérative
3407,7 %
Sole proprietorship
2966,7 %
General partnership
400,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
3 39477 %
Small companies
58313 %
Medium companies
3788,5 %
Large companies
711,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Bern
67015 %
Biel/Bienne
2666 %
Thun
1754 %
Burgdorf
912,1 %
Interlaken
811,8 %
Langenthal
811,8 %
Gstaad
781,8 %
Steffisburg
571,3 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in real estate are active in the canton of Berne?

4 426 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 7 % of the 59 422 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 727 of these companies (39 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 2,056 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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