What is the postal code of Cortaillod?

Cortaillod has 2 postal codes: 2016, 2022.

What is the tax rate in Cortaillod?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cortaillod is 66% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.

How much tax do you pay in Cortaillod?

A single person without children pays about 18'157 CHF income tax in Cortaillod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cortaillod have?

Cortaillod has 4'769 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cortaillod?

Cortaillod has 1'075 foreign residents, a share of 22.54% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton NE

Cortaillod

2016–2022

NE CANTON2016 2022

Residents

4'769

Area

3.7 km²

Population density

1'289 pop./km²

Elevation

487 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

66%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'465 51.7%

Men

2'304 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

981 20.6%

Swiss citizens

3'694 77.5%

Foreign residents

1'075 22.5%

Population density

1'289 pop./km²

0–19 · 981 · 20.6%20–64 · 2'775 · 58.2%65+ · 1'013 · 21.2%

Foreign residents 22.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Cortaillod

BFS

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

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

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

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

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

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

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.7%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP27.7% · strongest party

FDP27.7%

SP22.8%

SVP16.4%

GRÜNE15.8%

GLP7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier66%

Cantonal tax multiplier124%

66%NE range 63%79%

Tax rank 6 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'157 CHF(18.2%)

Rank 4 of 24 in the canton · 2085 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:18'157 CHF(~18.2%)

CortaillodCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cortaillod	Neuchâtel	Switzerland median
40'000	9.1%	9–9.7%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	11.6–12.6%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	13.4–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	14.8–16%	11.9%
80'000	16.2%	15.9–17.2%	13.1%
90'000	17.1%	16.8–18.1%	14.1%
100'000	18.2%	17.9–19.3%	15.3%
110'000	19.1%	18.9–20.3%	16.3%
120'000	20%	19.7–21.2%	17.2%
130'000	20.8%	20.5–22%	18.1%
140'000	21.6%	21.3–22.9%	19%
150'000	22.4%	22.1–23.7%	19.7%
175'000	24.3%	23.9–25.6%	21.6%
200'000	25.9%	25.5–27.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.3%	26.9–28.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.3%	27.9–29.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	28.6–30.4%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	29.1–31%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'053 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

507 m

Mean elevation

464 m

Relief

78 m

Mean slope

4.5°

Flat share

74.6%

South-facing

6.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 78 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

34.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

44.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'700

35 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

34.51 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.68 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.9 Rp./kWh

34.51 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.13 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'475

Built before 194624.8%

Built since 200117.4%

1.13 %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 102 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 10/24 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecortaillod.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'769 #10 NE · #463 CH Families & children20.6% #13 NE · #960 CH Age structure21.2% #13 NE · #1013 CH Women share51.7% #1 NE · #198 CH Foreign residents22.5% #8 NE · #680 CH Population density1'289/km² #2 NE · #157 CH Tax burden18'157 #4 NE · #2085 CH Taxes66% #6 NE Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #5 NE · #266 CH Sunniest municipalities42.8% #17 NE · #1028 CH Rainiest municipalities1'053 mm #22 NE · #1366 CH Voter turnout47.9% #18 NE · #1868 CH Against Switzerland19% #13 NE · #652 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #5 NE · #865 CH SVP strongholds16.4% #19 NE · #1933 CH SP strongholds22.8% #7 NE · #281 CH Centre strongholds2.4% #10 NE · #2029 CH FDP strongholds27.7% #8 NE · #147 CH GLP strongholds7.5% #6 NE · #669 CH Green strongholds15.8% #5 NE · #106 CH Largest by area3.7 km² #24 NE · #1774 CH Highest municipalities487 m #19 NE · #1279 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #10 NE · #385 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #15 NE · #1739 CH Highest peaks507 m #24 NE · #1852 CH Highest-lying municipalities464 m #24 NE · #1630 CH Greatest vertical range78 m #24 NE · #1938 CH Steepest municipalities4.5° #24 NE · #1670 CH Solar potential35 GWh #10 NE · #570 CH Cheapest electricity34.51 Rp./kWh #23 NE · #2042 CH Most expensive electricity34.51 Rp./kWh #2 NE · #65 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bevaix2022 Cortaillod2016

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cortaillod?: Cortaillod has 2 postal codes: 2016, 2022.
What is the tax rate in Cortaillod?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cortaillod is 66% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Cortaillod?: A single person without children pays about 18'157 CHF income tax in Cortaillod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cortaillod have?: Cortaillod has 4'769 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cortaillod?: Cortaillod has 1'075 foreign residents, a share of 22.54% (2025).

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