Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'040 50.2%
Men
1'032 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
434 20.9%
Swiss citizens
1'456 70.3%
Foreign residents
616 29.7%
Population density
242 pop./km²
0–19 · 434 · 20.9%20–64 · 1'251 · 60.4%65+ · 387 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 29.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +67 (+3.3%) · 20 births · 15 deaths · net migration +63
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
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.8%
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
84.8% YesNo 15.2%
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
28.4% YesNo 71.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
33.4% YesNo 66.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP27.4% · strongest party
FDP27.4%
SP26.0%
GRÜNE15.1%
SVP13.4%
GLP7.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier77%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
77%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 23 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
19'110 CHF(19.1%)
Rank 22 of 24 in the canton · 2108 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:19'110 CHF(~19.1%)
CressierCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Cressier | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.6% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.4% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 14.4% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.9% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 17% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 18% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 19.1% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 20.1% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 21% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 21.9% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 22.7% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 23.5% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 25.4% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 27.1% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.5% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.6% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30.2% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.7% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'118 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'067 m
Mean elevation
613 m
Relief
638 m
Mean slope
11.8°
Flat share
31.6%
South-facing
42.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 638 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
27.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
33.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'000
Per inhabitant
13'079 kWh/yr
27 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
28.08 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.15 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.19 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.9 Rp./kWh
28.08 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
0.9 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
996
Built before 194625.9%
Built since 200119.5%
0.9 %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
1'286
Workplaces
126
Services share
30.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (2.2%) · Secondary 861 (67.0%) · Tertiary 397 (30.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
119 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 number6452
Websitecressier-ne.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'072 #12 NE · #951 CHGrowing municipalities3.3% #2 NE · #129 CHShrinking municipalities3.3% #23 NE · #1980 CHJobs per resident0.62 #6 NE · #327 CHFamilies & children20.9% #10 NE · #864 CHAge structure18.7% #19 NE · #1519 CHWomen share50.2% #12 NE · #831 CHForeign residents29.7% #4 NE · #320 CHPopulation density242/km² #10 NE · #916 CHTax burden19'110 #22 NE · #2108 CHTaxes77% #23 NEWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #4 NE · #208 CHSunniest municipalities42.2% #20 NE · #1098 CHRainiest municipalities1'118 mm #20 NE · #993 CHVoter turnout48.4% #16 NE · #1834 CHAgainst Switzerland19.2% #12 NE · #590 CHAligned with Switzerland80.8% #6 NE · #876 CHSVP strongholds13.4% #22 NE · #2038 CHSP strongholds26% #3 NE · #136 CHCentre strongholds2.4% #12 NE · #2035 CHFDP strongholds27.4% #10 NE · #152 CHGLP strongholds7.6% #6 NE · #650 CHGreen strongholds15.1% #8 NE · #132 CHLargest by area8.6 km² #22 NE · #1090 CHHighest municipalities570 m #18 NE · #929 CHSecond homes9.6% #23 NE · #1298 CHOrganic farming33.3% #5 NE · #298 CHBest-connected municipalities75 min #5 NE · #1242 CHRemotest municipalities75 min #20 NE · #890 CHHighest peaks1'067 m #20 NE · #687 CHHighest-lying municipalities613 m #21 NE · #963 CHGreatest vertical range638 m #11 NE · #590 CHSteepest municipalities11.8° #7 NE · #793 CHSolar potential27 GWh #12 NE · #764 CHSolar potential per capita13'079 kWh #10 NE · #618 CHCheapest electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #10 NE · #1350 CHMost expensive electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #16 NE · #758 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Cressier?
- Cressier has 3 postal codes: 2072, 2087, 2088.
- What is the tax rate in Cressier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Cressier is 77% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Cressier?
- A single person without children pays about 19'110 CHF income tax in Cressier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Cressier have?
- Cressier has 2'072 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Cressier?
- Cressier has 616 foreign residents, a share of 29.73% (2025).
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