Attalens

Municipality in the canton of Fribourg · FSO no. 2321

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

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The parcel data lists 1’672 parcels in Attalens, covering 9.7 km². 67.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’373 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’672
1% of the canton
Total area
9.7 km²
0.6% of the canton
Median area
1’373 m²
Canton: 1’290 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
67.9%
Canton: 75.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
2001
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1975

About Attalens

Attalens ranks 34th of 119 municipalities in the canton of Fribourg by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 0.6% of its area. The median parcel in Attalens measures 1’373 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’290 m². Attalens is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 67.9% of its parcels have a building, against 75.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone résidentielle à faible densité (33.1%), Zone de décharge DCMI-ME (5.3%) and Zone centre village A (5.1%). In total, Attalens uses 15 zone designations. In the data, 40.1% of the parcels have no zone designation.

According to the building register, Attalens has 1’889 buildings with 1’662 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 2001 to 2010 (22.9% of them), and 36.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 2001, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’136 (67.9%)

Unbuilt: 536 (32.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone résidentielle à faible densité5540.60 km²90.1%
Zone de décharge DCMI-ME880.67 km²4.5%
Zone centre village A860.11 km²81.4%
Zone résidentielle à moyenne densité A640.08 km²95.3%
Zone de protection600.43 km²35.0%
Zone centre village B420.05 km²81.0%
Zone résidentielle à moyenne densité B360.02 km²100.0%
Zone d'activités artisanales et industrielles270.05 km²88.9%
Zone mixte130.03 km²84.6%
Zone libre110.01 km²63.6%
Zone d'intérêt général90.06 km²88.9%
Zone agricole 16 LAT50.24 km²80.0%
Other zones (3 labels)60.12 km²50.0%
No zone6717.25 km²52.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’889 buildings with 1’662 dwellings here; 696 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’889
Dwellings
1’662
Single-family houses
696
Building volume
1.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential899
  • Mixed use20
  • Non-residential768
  • Other202

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192081
  • 1920-194517
  • 1946-196024
  • 1961-1980103
  • 1981-2000169
  • 2001-2010260
  • 2011-2020126
  • 2021 and later33
  • Unknown year323

Maps and geodata for Attalens

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