What is the postal code of Cornaux?

Cornaux has 3 postal codes: 2072, 2075, 2087.

What is the tax rate in Cornaux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cornaux is 74% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.

How much tax do you pay in Cornaux?

A single person without children pays about 18'850 CHF income tax in Cornaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cornaux have?

Cornaux has 1'684 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cornaux?

Cornaux has 436 foreign residents, a share of 25.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton NE

Cornaux

2072–2087

NE CANTON2072 2075 2087

Residents

1'684

Area

4.7 km²

Population density

356 pop./km²

Elevation

440 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

669 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

74%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

841 49.9%

Men

843 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

332 19.7%

Swiss citizens

1'248 74.1%

Foreign residents

436 25.9%

Population density

356 pop./km²

0–19 · 332 · 19.7%20–64 · 1'007 · 59.8%65+ · 345 · 20.5%

Foreign residents 25.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Cornaux

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

65.8% YesNo 34.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

12.7% YesNo 87.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP30.7% · strongest party

FDP30.7%

SP21.2%

SVP18.1%

GRÜNE12.7%

PdA/Sol.7.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier74%

Cantonal tax multiplier124%

74%NE range 63%79%

Tax rank 12 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'850 CHF(18.9%)

Rank 12 of 24 in the canton · 2098 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:18'850 CHF(~18.9%)

CornauxCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cornaux	Neuchâtel	Switzerland median
40'000	9.5%	9–9.7%	5.4%
50'000	12.3%	11.6–12.6%	7.8%
60'000	14.2%	13.4–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.6%	14.8–16%	11.9%
80'000	16.8%	15.9–17.2%	13.1%
90'000	17.7%	16.8–18.1%	14.1%
100'000	18.9%	17.9–19.3%	15.3%
110'000	19.9%	18.9–20.3%	16.3%
120'000	20.7%	19.7–21.2%	17.2%
130'000	21.6%	20.5–22%	18.1%
140'000	22.4%	21.3–22.9%	19%
150'000	23.2%	22.1–23.7%	19.7%
175'000	25.1%	23.9–25.6%	21.6%
200'000	26.7%	25.5–27.3%	23.2%
225'000	28.2%	26.9–28.8%	24.6%
250'000	29.2%	27.9–29.8%	25.8%
275'000	29.8%	28.6–30.4%	26.8%
300'000	30.4%	29.1–31%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'019 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

669 m

Mean elevation

477 m

Relief

246 m

Mean slope

7.8°

Flat share

55.4%

South-facing

9.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 246 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

19.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.18 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.2 Rp./kWh

28.18 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

834

Built before 194623.4%

Built since 200120.4%

0 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 22/24 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecornaux.ne.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'684 #13 NE · #1080 CH Families & children19.7% #15 NE · #1255 CH Age structure20.5% #16 NE · #1154 CH Women share49.9% #15 NE · #1048 CH Foreign residents25.9% #7 NE · #512 CH Population density356/km² #8 NE · #674 CH Tax burden18'850 #12 NE · #2098 CH Taxes74% #12 NE Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #1 NE · #174 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #22 NE · #1151 CH Rainiest municipalities1'019 mm #24 NE · #1546 CH Voter turnout49.1% #12 NE · #1779 CH Against Switzerland18% #14 NE · #737 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #2 NE · #786 CH SVP strongholds18.1% #16 NE · #1875 CH SP strongholds21.2% #9 NE · #375 CH Centre strongholds2.6% #8 NE · #2015 CH FDP strongholds30.7% #3 NE · #76 CH GLP strongholds5% #12 NE · #1210 CH Green strongholds12.7% #11 NE · #277 CH Largest by area4.7 km² #23 NE · #1597 CH Highest municipalities440 m #23 NE · #1620 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #22 NE · #980 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #3 NE · #1169 CH Highest peaks669 m #23 NE · #1297 CH Highest-lying municipalities477 m #23 NE · #1551 CH Greatest vertical range246 m #21 NE · #1155 CH Steepest municipalities7.8° #18 NE · #1135 CH Solar potential19 GWh #14 NE · #1053 CH Cheapest electricity28.18 Rp./kWh #1 NE · #1148 CH Most expensive electricity28.18 Rp./kWh #24 NE · #959 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Cornaux NE2087 St-Blaise2072 Thielle2075

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cornaux?: Cornaux has 3 postal codes: 2072, 2075, 2087.
What is the tax rate in Cornaux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cornaux is 74% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Cornaux?: A single person without children pays about 18'850 CHF income tax in Cornaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cornaux have?: Cornaux has 1'684 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cornaux?: Cornaux has 436 foreign residents, a share of 25.89% (2025).

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