Lignières
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6456
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 732 parcels in Lignières, covering 12.5 km². 48% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’212 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 732
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 12.5 km²
1.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’212 m²
Canton: 1’098 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 48%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1971
Switzerland: 1976
About Lignières
Lignières ranks 19th of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.8% of its area. The median parcel in Lignières measures 2’212 m², larger than the canton median of 1’098 m². Lignières is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 48% 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 (53.3%), Zone d'habitation à faible densité (16.9%) and Zone d'ancienne localité (14.5%). In total, Lignières uses 15 zone designations.
According to the building register, Lignières has 590 buildings with 548 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (25.6% of them), and 31.9% 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: 351 (48%)Unbuilt: 381 (52%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 390 | 11.88 km² | 23.6% |
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 124 | 0.11 km² | 83.1% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 106 | 0.09 km² | 76.4% |
| Zone de constructions basses | 17 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de protection de l'ancienne localité | 17 | 0.06 km² | 64.7% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 14 | 0.02 km² | 92.9% |
| Zone de transport | 14 | 0.02 km² | 7.1% |
| Zone artisanale | 13 | 0.02 km² | 46.2% |
| Zone mixte | 13 | 0.02 km² | 69.2% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 9 | 0.06 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone viticole | 7 | 0.01 km² | 85.7% |
| Zone de sports - détente - loisirs a | 5 | 0.12 km² | 80.0% |
| Other zones (3 labels) | 3 | 0.12 km² | 66.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 590 buildings with 548 dwellings here; 174 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 590
- Dwellings
- 548
- Single-family houses
- 174
- Building volume
- 623’575 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Lignières
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