La Roche

Municipality in the canton of Fribourg · FSO no. 2149

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

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The parcel data lists 1’311 parcels in La Roche, covering 24.1 km². 79.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’272 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’311
0.8% of the canton
Total area
24.1 km²
1.5% of the canton
Median area
1’272 m²
Canton: 1’290 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
79.7%
Canton: 75.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1988
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1975

About La Roche

La Roche ranks 42nd of 119 municipalities in the canton of Fribourg by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 1.5% of its area. The median parcel in La Roche measures 1’272 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’290 m². La Roche is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 79.7% of its parcels have a building, against 75.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone résidentielle faible densité (12.8%), Zone de centre (10.9%) and Zone touristique (10.1%). In total, La Roche uses 22 zone designations. In the data, 37.2% of the parcels have no zone designation.

According to the building register, La Roche has 1’367 buildings with 1’005 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (14.9% of them), and 24.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’045 (79.7%)

Unbuilt: 266 (20.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone résidentielle faible densité1680.19 km²86.9%
Zone de centre1430.12 km²83.2%
Zone touristique1330.10 km²81.2%
Zone village740.10 km²73.0%
Zone culturelle 1711.23 km²100.0%
Zone mixte 1640.11 km²81.3%
Zone de gravière410.63 km²78.0%
Zone mixte 2330.03 km²87.9%
Zone spéciale "La Berra" B226.99 km²100.0%
Zone résidentielle moyenne densité150.03 km²86.7%
Zone culturelle 2120.42 km²41.7%
Zone d'intérêt général 1120.03 km²50.0%
Other zones (10 labels)351.11 km²97.1%
No zone48813.05 km²72.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’367 buildings with 1’005 dwellings here; 439 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’367
Dwellings
1’005
Single-family houses
439
Building volume
1.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential606
  • Mixed use14
  • Non-residential644
  • Other103

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920115
  • 1920-194528
  • 1946-196059
  • 1961-198099
  • 1981-2000156
  • 2001-201099
  • 2011-2020117
  • 2021 and later38
  • Unknown year334

Maps and geodata for La Roche

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