Cortaillod
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6408
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Cortaillod centerThe parcel data lists 1’558 parcels in Cortaillod, covering 3.6 km². 62.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 727 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’558
- 2.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 3.6 km²
- 0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 727 m²
- Canton: 1’098 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 62.1%
- Canton: 55.4%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1975
- Canton: 1971
- Switzerland: 1975
About Cortaillod
Cortaillod ranks 12th of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels on 0.5% of its area. The median parcel in Cortaillod measures 727 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’098 m². Cortaillod is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 62.1% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone d'habitation à faible densité (38.1%), Zone viticole (14.1%) and Zone d'ancienne localité (13.7%). In total, Cortaillod uses 16 zone designations.
According to the building register, Cortaillod has 1’595 buildings with 2’484 dwellings, 1.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (60.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 35% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.4% of them), and 20.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1971).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 967 (62.1%)
Unbuilt: 591 (37.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 594 | 0.51 km² | 83.5% |
| Zone viticole | 220 | 0.64 km² | 12.7% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 213 | 0.09 km² | 81.2% |
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 192 | 1.48 km² | 21.4% |
| Zone d'habitation à haute densité | 87 | 0.11 km² | 92.0% |
| Zone industrielle | 55 | 0.31 km² | 67.3% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 53 | 0.08 km² | 84.9% |
| Zone mixte | 37 | 0.05 km² | 86.5% |
| Zone de transport | 28 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone de verdure | 23 | 0.02 km² | 8.7% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 18 | 0.07 km² | 72.2% |
| Zone de sports - détente - loisirs a | 13 | 0.07 km² | 61.5% |
| Other zones (4 labels) | 25 | 0.17 km² | 48.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’595 buildings with 2’484 dwellings here; 541 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’595
- Dwellings
- 2’484
- Single-family houses
- 541
- Building volume
- 2.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Cortaillod
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Cortaillod. 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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