Federal Office for Spatial Development

The Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)^[a] is a Swiss federal office. Its acronym, ARE, is used in all languages and derives from the office's German name.

Federal Office for Spatial Development

(in German) Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung (in French) Office fédéral du développement territorial (in Italian) Ufficio federale dello sviluppo territoriale
Building at Worblentalstrasse 66
Agency overview
Formed	1 June 2000 (2000-06-01)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Ittigen
Minister responsible	Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor
Parent agency	Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Website	www.are.admin.ch

Created on June 1, 2000,^[1] the office is responsible for spatial planning, transport coordination and sustainable development. It also manages issues relating to the Alpine Convention. It reports to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, and is based in Ittigen.

History

In 1972, the Federal Council created the post of Delegate for Spatial Planning. In 1980, the Federal Office for Land Use Planning^[b] was created.

The Federal Office for Spatial Development came into being on June 1, 2000, bringing together under one roof the tasks of the Federal Office for Land Use Planning, and the services for Transport Planning, Sustainable Development and the Alpine Convention.

Directors

• 2000-2008: Pierre-Alain Rumley^[2]
• Since 2009: Maria Lezzi^[3]

See also

• Spatial planning in Switzerland

Notes

1. German: Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung; French: Office fédéral du développement territorial; Italian: Ufficio federale dello sviluppo territoriale
2. German: Bundesamt für Raumplanung; French: Office fédéral de l'aménagement du territoire