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Building age in Val-de-Travers

Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6512

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
3’359
3’167 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1969Canton: 1971Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
57 yearsCanton: 55 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
42.1%Canton: 40.0%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
22.6%Canton: 23.0%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in Val-de-Travers

The parcel data lists 3’359 parcels with a building in Val-de-Travers. For 3’167 of them (94.3%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1969, so the median parcel with a building is 57 years old. 42.1% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 22.6% after 2000. The largest period is before 1920 with 30.6%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1971 in the canton of Neuchâtel and 1976 in Switzerland. 192 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 3’167 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.

  1. 30.6%before 1920: 30.6%, 968 parcels
  2. 6.0%1920-1945: 6.0%, 190 parcels
  3. 5.6%1946-1960: 5.6%, 176 parcels
  4. 17.9%1961-1980: 17.9%, 567 parcels
  5. 17.4%1981-2000: 17.4%, 550 parcels
  6. 6.2%2001-2010: 6.2%, 196 parcels
  7. 13.4%2011-2020: 13.4%, 423 parcels
  8. 3.1%2021 and later: 3.1%, 97 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)42.1%1’334 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)17.9%567 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)17.4%550 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)22.6%716 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.

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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