Rochefort
Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6413
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’621 parcels in Rochefort, covering 24.5 km². 40.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’840 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’621
- 2.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 24.5 km²
3.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’840 m²
Canton: 1’098 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 40.8%
Canton: 55.4%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1979
Canton: 1971
Switzerland: 1976
About Rochefort
Rochefort ranks 11th of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 2.5% of the canton's parcels on 3.5% of its area. The median parcel in Rochefort measures 1’840 m², larger than the canton median of 1’098 m². Rochefort is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 40.8% 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 (62%), Zone d'habitation à faible densité (18.1%) and Zone d'ancienne localité (11.8%). In total, Rochefort uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rochefort has 1’156 buildings with 782 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.8% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (18% of them), and 27% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1971).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 662 (40.8%)Unbuilt: 959 (59.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport | 1’005 | 20.07 km² | 22.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à faible densité | 293 | 0.39 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone d'ancienne localité | 192 | 0.18 km² | 66.7% |
| Zone viticole | 52 | 3.73 km² | 28.8% |
| Zone de constructions basses | 21 | 0.03 km² | 81.0% |
| Zone de transport | 14 | 0.02 km² | 14.3% |
| Zone mixte | 12 | 0.01 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone de maintien de l'habitat rural | 11 | < 0.01 km² | 72.7% |
| Zone de chalets | 8 | 0.01 km² | 62.5% |
| Zone d'utilité publique | 6 | 0.03 km² | 83.3% |
| Zone d'activités économiques | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité | 3 | 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
| Zone de tourisme | 1 | < 0.01 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’156 buildings with 782 dwellings here; 383 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’156
- Dwellings
- 782
- Single-family houses
- 383
- Building volume
- 615’869 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rochefort
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