Local housing stock
In Murten, the federal building register lists 2'115 residential buildings and 4'731 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.
Age of residential buildings
53 % built before 1980
- Before 191922 %
- 1919–19459 %
- 1946–19608 %
- 1961–19707 %
- 1971–19807 %
- 1981–199011 %
- 1991–200014 %
- 2001–201011 %
- Since 201111 %
Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.
Main heating energy
45 % · Heat pump
- Heat pump45 %
- Heating oil33 %
- District heating9 %
- Wood7 %
- Electricity4 %
- Gas2 %
This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.
Heating and hot water: which energies?
| Energy | Heating | Hot water |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 2 % | 1.6 % |
| Heating oil | 33 % | 24.6 % |
| District heating | 9 % | 8.2 % |
| Heat pump | 45 % | 28.3 % |
| Electricity | 4 % | 32.6 % |
| Wood | 7 % | 3.6 % |
| Solar thermal | 0 % | 1.1 % |
Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.
Type of heating system
- Heat pump45 %
- Boiler (unspecified)40.3 %
- Heat exchanger (district)8.6 %
- Central electric heating4.2 %
- Condensing boiler0.9 %
- Stove0.6 %
A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.
Houses or apartment buildings?
- Single-family houses61.6 %
- Two-dwelling houses16.4 %
- Apartment buildings (3+)21.9 %
- Other0.1 %
17.7 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.
The typical building
- storeys (median)
- 2
- median footprint
- 136 m²
- median dwelling area
- 100 m²
Dwellings by number of rooms
Dwellings per building
- 1 dwelling61.6 %
- 2 to 426.1 %
- 5 to 910.6 %
- 10 to 191.4 %
- 20 or more0.3 %
Renovations, heritage and volumes
When planning renovations in Murten, official building register data provides useful guidance, though coverage remains partial. The median building volume is 870 cubic meters, a critical metric for scaling heating systems or insulation upgrades. However, please note that this figure is derived from only 16 properties measured according to SIA 416 standards out of 1302 total residential buildings. Because the data set is limited, you should verify your property's specific volume dimensions early in the planning process to ensure that your renovation cost estimates are accurate and tailored to the actual structural scale of your home.
Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.
Renovating in Murten: what to know
Planning works in Murten, canton of Fribourg? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.
Rules of the canton of Fribourg
These rules apply across the whole canton, not only in Murten.
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