Jaun

Municipality in the canton of Fribourg · FSO no. 2138

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

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The parcel data lists 1’642 parcels in Jaun, covering 54.5 km². 66.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’132 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’642
1% of the canton
Total area
54.5 km²
3.3% of the canton
Median area
1’132 m²
Canton: 1’290 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
66.4%
Canton: 75.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1953
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1975

About Jaun

Jaun ranks 35th of 119 municipalities in the canton of Fribourg by number of parcels and holds 1% of the canton's parcels on 3.3% of its area. The median parcel in Jaun measures 1’132 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’290 m². Jaun is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.4% of its parcels have a building, against 75.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dorfzone (10.8%), Wohnzone II (9.6%) and Spezialzone für Materalausbeutung und Deponie (7.3%). In total, Jaun uses 13 zone designations. In the data, 51.3% of the parcels have no zone designation.

According to the building register, Jaun has 1’081 buildings with 444 dwellings, 0.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 58.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (14.9% of them), and 5.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1953, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’090 (66.4%)

Unbuilt: 552 (33.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 13 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Dorfzone1770.09 km²70.1%
Wohnzone II1570.15 km²77.7%
Spezialzone für Materalausbeutung und Deponie1206.88 km²30.0%
Wohnzone I1060.11 km²63.2%
Ski und Schlittelpistenperimeter486.98 km²93.8%
Zone d'extraction des matériaux481.22 km²2.1%
Zone für touristische Transportanlagen483.21 km²89.6%
Spezialzone "Zur Eich"441.93 km²38.6%
Gewerbezone160.07 km²75.0%
Landwirtschaftszone LWZ160.31 km²0.0%
Zone von allgemeinem Interesse150.04 km²53.3%
Freihaltezone30.02 km²33.3%
LWZ_uebriges_Gebiet10.75 km²100.0%
No zone84332.79 km²72.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’081 buildings with 444 dwellings here; 221 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’081
Dwellings
444
Single-family houses
221
Building volume
804’456 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential308
  • Mixed use15
  • Non-residential630
  • Other128

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920162
  • 1920-194543
  • 1946-196058
  • 1961-198081
  • 1981-200093
  • 2001-201020
  • 2011-202033
  • 2021 and later10
  • Unknown year590

Maps and geodata for Jaun

geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Jaun. 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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