Building age in the canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Neuchâtel, 24 municipalities
Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.
Key figures
- Parcels with a building
- 36’219
- 34’077 of them with a known construction year
- Median construction year
- 1971Switzerland: 1976
- Median building age
- 55 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
- Built 1960 or earlier
- 40.0%Switzerland: 32.5%
- Built after 2000
- 23.0%Switzerland: 23.3%
About the building stock in the canton of Neuchâtel
The parcel data lists 36’219 parcels with a building in the canton of Neuchâtel. For 34’077 of them (94.1%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1971, so the median parcel with a building is 55 years old. 40.0% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 23.0% after 2000. The largest period is before 1920 with 23.7%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 2’142 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.
Construction-year histogram
Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 34’077 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.
- 23.7%before 1920: 23.7%, 8’063 parcels
- 6.8%1920-1945: 6.8%, 2’307 parcels
- 9.5%1946-1960: 9.5%, 3’250 parcels
- 18.6%1961-1980: 18.6%, 6’326 parcels
- 18.4%1981-2000: 18.4%, 6’284 parcels
- 7.9%2001-2010: 7.9%, 2’709 parcels
- 13.1%2011-2020: 13.1%, 4’478 parcels
- 1.9%2021 and later: 1.9%, 660 parcels
Building age distribution
The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.
- 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)40.0%13’620 parcels
- 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)18.6%6’326 parcels
- 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)18.4%6’284 parcels
- Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)23.0%7’847 parcels
How to read these figures
The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.
The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.
Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.
Municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel
| Municipality | Parcels with a year | Median year | 1960 or earlier | After 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuchâtel | 5’620 | 1953 | 54.6% | 15.5% |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4’951 | 1960 | 50.4% | 18.5% |
| Val-de-Ruz | 4’346 | 1988 | 27.4% | 34.0% |
| Val-de-Travers | 3’167 | 1969 | 42.1% | 22.6% |
| La Grande Béroche | 2’524 | 1975 | 30.6% | 26.2% |
| Le Locle | 2’390 | 1965 | 45.8% | 18.7% |
| Laténa | 2’072 | 1975 | 29.2% | 23.1% |
| Milvignes | 1’867 | 1975 | 34.5% | 23.5% |
| Le Landeron | 998 | 1983 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
| Boudry | 920 | 1975 | 34.6% | 20.2% |
| Cortaillod | 917 | 1975 | 30.5% | 21.4% |
| Rochefort | 601 | 1979 | 31.8% | 29.8% |
| Cressier (NE) | 505 | 1977 | 31.9% | 27.9% |
| Les Ponts-de-Martel | 477 | 1975 | 40.5% | 26.0% |
| La Sagne | 396 | 1965 | 45.7% | 27.0% |
| La Brévine | 384 | 1965 | 47.1% | 20.1% |
| Cornaux | 359 | 1984 | 22.8% | 30.4% |
| Lignières | 332 | 1988 | 24.4% | 33.7% |
| Les Verrières | 307 | 1953 | 51.8% | 21.5% |
| La Côte-aux-Fées | 233 | 1960 | 50.6% | 18.5% |
| La Chaux-du-Milieu | 232 | 1980 | 37.1% | 32.8% |
| Brot-Plamboz | 191 | 1975 | 35.1% | 29.3% |
| Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 170 | 1985 | 31.8% | 29.4% |
| Les Planchettes | 118 | 1983 | 39.0% | 26.3% |
See it on the map
roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.
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