La Chaux-de-Fonds: building age and utilization
Canton of Neuchâtel · 7'544 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 7'544
- Municipal zones
- 22
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 64%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 10%
- Median floors
- 2.3
Overview
La Chaux-de-Fonds: the parcel data lists 7'544 parcels in 22 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 64%, the average 117%. For comparison: canton of Neuchâtel, median 15%.
10% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 139%, against 131% for all parcels.
The median number of floors is 2.3.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 77 | 1% |
| 2016-2020 | 158 | 2% |
| 2011-2015 | 398 | 5% |
| 2006-2010 | 126 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 645 | 9% |
| 1966-1985 | 676 | 9% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 5'464 | 72% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 77 | 145% |
| Built 2016 or later | 235 | 153% |
| Built 2011 or later | 633 | 140% |
| Built 2006 or later | 759 | 139% |
| Built 1986 or later | 1'404 | 188% |
| Built 1966 or later | 2'080 | 180% |
| All parcels | 7'544 | 131% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 2'714 | 36% |
| 10-50% | 674 | 9% |
| 50-100% | 1'283 | 17% |
| 100-150% | 1'062 | 14% |
| 150-200% | 595 | 8% |
| 200% or more | 1'159 | 15% |
Median: 64% · Average: 117% · Based on 7'487 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2'582 | 45% |
| 2 | 852 | 15% |
| 3 | 819 | 14% |
| 4 | 718 | 12% |
| 5-6 | 679 | 12% |
| 7 or more | 101 | 2% |
Median: 2.3 · Average: 2 · Based on 5'751 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Ruz | 10'294 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Neuchâtel | 8'113 | 78% | 2.7 |
| Val-de-Travers | 6'790 | 9% | 0.8 |
| La Grande Béroche | 5'813 | 9% | 0.8 |
| Le Locle | 4'011 | 52% | 1 |
| Laténa | 3'494 | 53% | 1.5 |
| Milvignes | 3'020 | 61% | 2 |
| Le Landeron | 2'077 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Boudry | 1'849 | 16% | 0.9 |
| Rochefort | 1'621 | 8% | 0.8 |
| Cortaillod | 1'558 | 49% | 1.7 |
| La Sagne | 1'125 | 8% | 0.7 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.