Val-de-Ruz
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6487
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Val-de-Ruz centerThe parcel data lists 10’293 parcels in Val-de-Ruz, covering 123.9 km². 44.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’578 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 10’293
- 15.7% of the canton
- Total area
- 123.9 km²
- 17.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’578 m²
- Canton: 1’098 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 44.1%
- Canton: 55.4%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1988
- Canton: 1971
- Switzerland: 1975
About Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz has the most parcels of the 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel and holds 15.7% of the canton's parcels on 17.5% of its area. The median parcel in Val-de-Ruz measures 1’578 m², larger than the canton median of 1’098 m². Val-de-Ruz is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 44.1% 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 (53.6%), Zone d'habitation à faible densité (18.4%) and Zone d'ancienne localité (10.2%). In total, Val-de-Ruz uses 28 zone designations.
According to the building register, Val-de-Ruz has 8’230 buildings with 8’794 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.2%). Non-residential buildings account for 41.7% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.7% of them), and 32.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1971).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 4’544 (44.1%)
Unbuilt: 5’749 (55.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 5’512 | 114.04 km² | 15.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 1’893 | 1.91 km² | 84.8% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 1’050 | 1.07 km² | 80.3% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 537 | 0.50 km² | 85.7% |
| Zone d'habitation à haute densité | 329 | 0.44 km² | 84.8% |
| Zone de transport | 233 | 0.44 km² | 9.4% |
| Zone résidentielle densifiée | 144 | 0.12 km² | 86.1% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 107 | 0.52 km² | 63.6% |
| Zone mixte | 106 | 0.13 km² | 79.2% |
| Zone de constructions basses | 64 | 0.08 km² | 90.6% |
| Zone viticole | 58 | 2.01 km² | 53.4% |
| Zone industrielle | 49 | 0.15 km² | 83.7% |
| Other zones (16 labels) | 211 | 2.54 km² | 48.3% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 8’230 buildings with 8’794 dwellings here; 2’491 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 8’230
- Dwellings
- 8’794
- Single-family houses
- 2’491
- Building volume
- 7.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Val-de-Ruz
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Val-de-Ruz. 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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