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Val-de-Travers

Municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel · FSO no. 6512

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 6’787 parcels in Val-de-Travers, covering 124.4 km². 49.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’592 m².

Key figures

Parcels
6’787
10.4% of the canton
Total area
124.4 km²

17.5% of the canton

Median area
1’592 m²

Canton: 1’098 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
49.5%

Canton: 55.4%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1969

Canton: 1971

Switzerland: 1976

About Val-de-Travers

Val-de-Travers ranks 4th of 24 municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel by number of parcels and holds 10.4% of the canton's parcels on 17.5% of its area. The median parcel in Val-de-Travers measures 1’592 m², larger than the canton median of 1’098 m². Val-de-Travers is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 49.5% 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 (49.7%), Zone d'ancienne localité (17.2%) and Zone d'habitation à faible densité (12.7%). In total, Val-de-Travers uses 25 zone designations.

According to the building register, Val-de-Travers has 6’097 buildings with 6’560 dwellings, 1.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 54.8% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 49.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (28.8% of them), and 21.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1969, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1971).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 3’359 (49.5%)Unbuilt: 3’428 (50.5%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Zone agricole / Aire forestière / Espace de transport3’372117.77 km²22.6%
Zone d'ancienne localité1’1701.00 km²83.9%
Zone d'habitation à faible densité8621.05 km²85.0%
Zone mixte3400.43 km²80.9%
Zone de transport2480.42 km²11.7%
Zone industrielle2110.76 km²70.1%
Zone d'habitation à moyenne densité2000.30 km²83.0%
Zone d'utilité publique1040.40 km²78.8%
Zone d'habitation à haute densité880.13 km²83.0%
Zone viticole481.55 km²47.9%
Zone de protection de l'ancienne localité280.03 km²71.4%
Zone de verdure250.04 km²16.0%
Other zones (13 labels)910.52 km²69.2%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 6’097 buildings with 6’560 dwellings here; 1’407 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
6’097
Dwellings
6’560
Single-family houses
1’407
Building volume
6.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’569
  • Mixed use230
  • Non-residential3’031
  • Other267

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920968
  • 1920-1945190
  • 1946-1960176
  • 1961-1980567
  • 1981-2000550
  • 2001-2010196
  • 2011-2020423
  • 2021 and later97
  • Unknown year192

Maps and geodata for Val-de-Travers

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