Morlon

Municipality in the canton of Fribourg · FSO no. 2143

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

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The parcel data lists 482 parcels in Morlon, covering 4.2 km². 87.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’447 m².

Key figures

Parcels
482
0.3% of the canton
Total area
4.2 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
1’447 m²
Canton: 1’290 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
87.8%
Canton: 75.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1998
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1975

About Morlon

Morlon ranks 98th of 119 municipalities in the canton of Fribourg by number of parcels and holds 0.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Morlon measures 1’447 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’290 m². Morlon is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 87.8% of its parcels have a building, against 75.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Zone résidentielle à faible densité (21.8%), Zone village (13.9%) and Zone résidentielle à faible densité 2 (8.9%). In total, Morlon uses 5 zone designations. In the data, 49.8% of the parcels have no zone designation.

According to the building register, Morlon has 430 buildings with 365 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.3%). Non-residential buildings account for 43.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (12.5% of them), and 22.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1998, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 423 (87.8%)

Unbuilt: 59 (12.2%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 5 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone résidentielle à faible densité1050.13 km²89.5%
Zone village670.07 km²88.1%
Zone résidentielle à faible densité 2430.02 km²83.7%
Zone de détente200.24 km²85.0%
Zone d'intérêt général70.12 km²57.1%
No zone2403.66 km²88.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 430 buildings with 365 dwellings here; 117 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
430
Dwellings
365
Single-family houses
117
Building volume
342’521 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential194
  • Mixed use4
  • Non-residential186
  • Other46

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 192031
  • 1920-19454
  • 1946-19604
  • 1961-198022
  • 1981-200053
  • 2001-201030
  • 2011-202024
  • 2021 and later41
  • Unknown year214

Maps and geodata for Morlon

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