La Chaux-de-Fonds
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6421
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the La Chaux-de-Fonds centerThe parcel data lists 7’544 parcels in La Chaux-de-Fonds, covering 55.7 km². 69.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 817 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 7’544
- 11.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 55.7 km²
- 7.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 817 m²
- Canton: 1’098 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 69.2%
- Canton: 55.4%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1960
- Canton: 1971
- Switzerland: 1975
About La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds ranks 3rd of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 11.5% of the canton's parcels on 7.8% of its area. The median parcel in La Chaux-de-Fonds measures 817 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’098 m². La Chaux-de-Fonds is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 69.2% 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 (22.1%), Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport (19.3%) and Zone d'habitation à haute densité (14.2%). In total, La Chaux-de-Fonds uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, La Chaux-de-Fonds has 8’678 buildings with 22’318 dwellings, 2.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 40.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 40.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (29.5% of them), and 17.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1960, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1971).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 5’224 (69.2%)
Unbuilt: 2’320 (30.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 1’668 | 1.47 km² | 78.7% |
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 1’454 | 45.95 km² | 42.8% |
| Zone d'habitation à haute densité | 1’074 | 1.12 km² | 81.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 716 | 0.87 km² | 82.1% |
| Zone de ville en damier | 615 | 0.29 km² | 90.2% |
| Zone de transport | 412 | 0.77 km² | 10.0% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 367 | 0.17 km² | 89.6% |
| Zone de centre ville | 295 | 0.20 km² | 91.9% |
| Zone mixte | 274 | 0.39 km² | 83.2% |
| Zone industrielle | 228 | 1.09 km² | 69.7% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 152 | 1.30 km² | 55.9% |
| Zone de verdure | 107 | 0.62 km² | 35.5% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 182 | 1.43 km² | 68.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 8’678 buildings with 22’318 dwellings here; 1’731 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 8’678
- Dwellings
- 22’318
- Single-family houses
- 1’731
- Building volume
- 15.1 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for La Chaux-de-Fonds
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for La Chaux-de-Fonds. 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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