Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Neuchâtel (2023)

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Val-de-Travers is the largest municipality by area in canton Neuchâtel: 124.7 km² (2023). Next come Val-de-Ruz (124.3 km²) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (55.7 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Val-de-Travers	124.7 km²	10'649
2	Val-de-Ruz	124.3 km²	17'499
3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	55.7 km²	37'233
4	La Grande Béroche	42.3 km²	9'082
5	La Brévine	41.8 km²	615
6	Le Locle	34.7 km²	10'875
7	Neuchâtel	30.2 km²	44'898
8	Les Verrières	28.9 km²	649
9	Rochefort	25.9 km²	1'325
10	La Sagne	25.6 km²	1'068
11	Les Ponts-de-Martel	18.2 km²	1'229
12	La Chaux-du-Milieu	17.3 km²	496
13	Boudry	16.8 km²	6'320
14	Brot-Plamboz	16.1 km²	294
15	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	15.7 km²	311
16	La Côte-aux-Fées	12.8 km²	483
17	Lignières	12.5 km²	1'041
18	Les Planchettes	11.7 km²	198
19	Le Landeron	10.3 km²	4'647
20	Enges	9.6 km²	271
21	Saint-Blaise	8.9 km²	3'238
22	Milvignes	8.8 km²	9'312
23	Cressier	8.6 km²	1'924
24	La Tène	5.5 km²	5'520
25	Cornaux	4.7 km²	1'647
26	Cortaillod	3.7 km²	4'798
27	Hauterive	2.2 km²	2'669

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2023. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel is the largest by area?: Val-de-Travers is the largest municipality by area in canton Neuchâtel, at 124.7 km² (2023).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.