Rochefort
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6413
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Rochefort centerThe parcel data lists 1’621 parcels in Rochefort, covering 24.5 km². 40.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’840 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’621
- 2.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 24.5 km²
- 3.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’840 m²
- Canton: 1’098 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 40.8%
- Canton: 55.4%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1979
- Canton: 1971
- Switzerland: 1975
About Rochefort
Rochefort ranks 11th of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 2.5% of the canton's parcels on 3.5% of its area. The median parcel in Rochefort measures 1’840 m², larger than the canton median of 1’098 m². Rochefort is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.8% of its parcels have a building, against 55.4% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport (62%), Zone d'habitation à faible densité (18.1%) and Zone d'ancienne localité (11.8%). In total, Rochefort uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rochefort has 1’155 buildings with 781 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (18% of them), and 27% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1971).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 662 (40.8%)
Unbuilt: 959 (59.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 1’005 | 20.07 km² | 22.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 293 | 0.39 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 192 | 0.18 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone viticole | 52 | 3.73 km² | 28.8% |
| Zone de constructions basses | 21 | 0.03 km² | 81.0% |
| Zone de transport | 14 | 0.02 km² | 14.3% |
| Zone mixte | 12 | 0.01 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone de maintien de l'habitat rural | 11 | < 0.01 km² | 72.7% |
| Zone de chalets | 8 | 0.01 km² | 62.5% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 6 | 0.03 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone d'activités économiques | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de tourisme | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’155 buildings with 781 dwellings here; 382 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’155
- Dwellings
- 781
- Single-family houses
- 382
- Building volume
- 616’659 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Rochefort
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Rochefort. 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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