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Canton of Neuchâtel

Canton · 24 municipalities with parcel data

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

The parcel data lists 65’410 parcels in the canton of Neuchâtel, covering 709.6 km². 55.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’098 m².

Key figures

Parcels
65’410
1.7% of Switzerland
Total area
709.6 km²
1.9% of Switzerland
Median area
1’098 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
55.4%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1971
Switzerland: 1975

About the canton of Neuchâtel

The canton of Neuchâtel ranks 15th of the 25 cantons with largely complete parcel data by number of parcels and 15th by total parcel area. Of its 24 municipalities with parcel data, Val-de-Ruz (10’293), Neuchâtel (8’113) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (7’544) have the most parcels, which together hold 39.7% of the canton's parcels.

The median parcel in the canton measures 1’098 m², larger than the Swiss median of 881 m². The canton is about as built-up as Switzerland as a whole: 55.4% of its parcels have a building, against 51% nationwide. Among its municipalities with at least 500 parcels, Neuchâtel has the highest share of built parcels (73%) and Les Verrières the lowest (31%). Brot-Plamboz has the largest median parcel (7’701 m²) and Neuchâtel the smallest (693 m²).

According to the building register, a building in the canton holds 1.6 dwellings on average, against 1.5 across Switzerland. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54.5% of them, against 63.6% across Switzerland. Non-residential buildings account for 41% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (22.3% of them), and 21.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1971, is close to that of Switzerland as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 36’219 (55.4%)

Unbuilt: 29’191 (44.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport24’285630.01 km²23.9%
Zone d'habitation à faible densité12’66012.55 km²83.1%
Zone d'ancienne localité7’1534.77 km²80.1%
Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité4’6675.09 km²82.8%
Zone d'habitation à haute densité2’8383.41 km²83.5%
Zone viticole2’53721.59 km²30.4%
Zone mixte2’3332.89 km²82.8%
Zone de transport2’1074.18 km²11.1%
Zone résidentielle densifiée1’7781.55 km²85.9%
Zone d'utilité publique9765.29 km²67.8%
Zone industrielle9385.01 km²68.4%
Zone de ville en damier6150.29 km²90.2%
Other zones (26 labels)2’52312.99 km²63.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 62’943 buildings with 101’178 dwellings here; 16’303 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
62’943
Dwellings
101’178
Single-family houses
16’303
Building volume
77.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential29’912
  • Mixed use1’842
  • Non-residential25’811
  • Other5’378

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 19208’063
  • 1920-19452’307
  • 1946-19603’250
  • 1961-19806’326
  • 1981-20006’284
  • 2001-20102’709
  • 2011-20204’478
  • 2021 and later660
  • Unknown year2’142

Maps and geodata for the canton of Neuchâtel

geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for the canton of Neuchâtel. 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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