Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'234 51.0%
Men
3'107 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'390 21.9%
Swiss citizens
4'486 70.8%
Foreign residents
1'855 29.3%
Population density
378 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'390 · 21.9%20–64 · 3'733 · 58.9%65+ · 1'218 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 29.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +24 (+0.4%) · 40 births · 46 deaths · net migration +3
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
14.06.2026Décret du 17 février 2026 modifiant la Constitution de la République et Canton de Neuchâtel (Cst. NE) (Pour la reconnaissance des aînées et des aînés dans la Constitution)Cantonal NE● Accepted · 82.6% Yes
84.4% YesNo 15.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
66.3% YesNo 33.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP24.7% · strongest party
SP24.7%
FDP22.5%
SVP20.4%
GRÜNE14.7%
PdA/Sol.7.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier68%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
68%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 9 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
18'331 CHF(18.3%)
Rank 9 of 24 in the canton · 2093 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 18'937 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest La Grande Béroche 17'898 CHF · most expensive Les Verrières 19'283 CHF
100'000 CHF:18'331 CHF(~18.3%)
BoudryCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Boudry | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.2% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.9% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.8% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.2% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 16.3% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 17.2% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 18.3% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 19.3% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 20.2% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 21% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.8% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.6% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.5% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.1% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.5% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.5% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.1% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.7% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'147 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'354 m
Mean elevation
675 m
Relief
924 m
Mean slope
16.5°
Flat share
28.5%
South-facing
9.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 924 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
36.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
49.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'100
Per inhabitant
5'762 kWh/yr
37 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
34 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.72 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.9 Rp./kWh
34 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Eli10 SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300699 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Neuchâtel493 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Neuchâtel (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.29 %
Second homes
10.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
3'181
Built before 194622.2%
Built since 200122.8%
1.29 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
5'149
Workplaces
360
Services share
50.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 83 (1.6%) · Secondary 2'466 (47.9%) · Tertiary 2'600 (50.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
70.6 %
Farmland
271 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number6404
Websiteboudry.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'341 #9 NE · #321 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #11 NE · #1186 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #14 NE · #932 CHJobs per resident0.81 #2 NE · #156 CHFamilies & children21.9% #8 NE · #575 CHAge structure19.2% #18 NE · #1407 CHWomen share51% #6 NE · #415 CHForeign residents29.3% #5 NE · #338 CHPopulation density378/km² #7 NE · #644 CHTax burden18'331 #9 NE · #2093 CHTaxes68% #9 NEWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #6 NE · #463 CHSunniest municipalities43.1% #14 NE · #999 CHRainiest municipalities1'147 mm #19 NE · #846 CHVoter turnout46.6% #20 NE · #1989 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #4 NE · #381 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #13 NE · #1117 CHSVP strongholds20.4% #13 NE · #1776 CHSP strongholds24.7% #5 NE · #190 CHCentre strongholds1.4% #20 NE · #2077 CHFDP strongholds22.5% #17 NE · #328 CHGLP strongholds7% #8 NE · #768 CHGreen strongholds14.7% #9 NE · #150 CHLargest by area16.8 km² #14 NE · #573 CHHighest municipalities637 m #16 NE · #730 CHSecond homes10.6% #21 NE · #1113 CHOrganic farming70.6% #1 NE · #54 CHBest-connected municipalities94 min #11 NE · #1635 CHRemotest municipalities94 min #14 NE · #491 CHHighest peaks1'354 m #7 NE · #523 CHHighest-lying municipalities675 m #19 NE · #821 CHGreatest vertical range924 m #2 NE · #461 CHSteepest municipalities16.5° #2 NE · #516 CHSolar potential37 GWh #9 NE · #535 CHSolar potential per capita5'762 kWh #21 NE · #1863 CHCheapest electricity34 Rp./kWh #22 NE · #2059 CHMost expensive electricity34 Rp./kWh #1 NE · #46 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Boudry?
- Boudry has 8 postal codes: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2149.
- What is the tax rate in Boudry?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Boudry is 68% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Boudry?
- A single person without children pays about 18'331 CHF income tax in Boudry on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Boudry have?
- Boudry has 6'341 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Boudry?
- Boudry has 1'855 foreign residents, a share of 29.25% (2025).
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