Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
285 46.4%
Men
329 53.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
115 18.7%
Swiss citizens
578 94.1%
Foreign residents
36 5.9%
Population density
15 pop./km²
0–19 · 115 · 18.7%20–64 · 351 · 57.2%65+ · 148 · 24.1%
Foreign residents 5.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −10 (−1.6%) · 3 births · 1 deaths · net migration −12
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
11.6% YesNo 88.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
39.9% YesNo 60.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
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
69.4% YesNo 30.6%
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
15.3% YesNo 84.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.8% · strongest party
SVP48.8%
FDP27.7%
PdA/Sol.8.1%
SP6.7%
GRÜNE5.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier75%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
75%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 19 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
18'937 CHF(18.9%)
Rank 13 of 24 in the canton · 2099 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:18'937 CHF(~18.9%)
La BrévineCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | La Brévine | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.5% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.3% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 14.3% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.7% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 16.9% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 17.8% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 18.9% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 20% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 20.8% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 21.7% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 22.5% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 23.3% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 25.2% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.8% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.3% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.3% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.5% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'461 mm
5.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'308 m
Mean elevation
1'113 m
Relief
276 m
Mean slope
6.5°
Flat share
46.1%
South-facing
12.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 276 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
20.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
33'697 kWh/yr
21 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
0.99 %
Second homes
24.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
404
Built before 194670.3%
Built since 20014.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.99 %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
325
Workplaces
108
Services share
28.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 139 (42.8%) · Secondary 92 (28.3%) · Tertiary 94 (28.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
44
Organic share
11.4 %
Farmland
2'511 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 number6432
Websitelabrevine.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities614 #19 NE · #1710 CHGrowing municipalities-1.6% #23 NE · #1935 CHShrinking municipalities-1.6% #2 NE · #173 CHJobs per resident0.53 #9 NE · #480 CHFamilies & children18.7% #22 NE · #1539 CHAge structure24.1% #3 NE · #510 CHWomen share46.4% #23 NE · #2045 CHForeign residents5.9% #23 NE · #1976 CHPopulation density15/km² #24 NE · #2012 CHTax burden18'937 #14 NE · #2100 CHTaxes75% #19 NEWarmest municipalities5.3 °C #24 NE · #1982 CHSunniest municipalities44.5% #3 NE · #746 CHRainiest municipalities1'461 mm #5 NE · #281 CHVoter turnout58.2% #1 NE · #808 CHSVP strongholds48.8% #1 NE · #270 CHSP strongholds6.7% #23 NE · #1817 CHCentre strongholds1.1% #22 NE · #2087 CHFDP strongholds27.7% #9 NE · #148 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #23 NE · #1841 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #23 NE · #1413 CHLargest by area41.8 km² #5 NE · #216 CHHighest municipalities1'043 m #8 NE · #233 CHSecond homes24.2% #3 NE · #299 CHOrganic farming11.4% #16 NE · #1118 CHBest-connected municipalities141 min #23 NE · #2027 CHRemotest municipalities141 min #2 NE · #88 CHHighest peaks1'308 m #11 NE · #544 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'113 m #4 NE · #341 CHGreatest vertical range276 m #18 NE · #1058 CHSteepest municipalities6.5° #21 NE · #1326 CHSolar potential21 GWh #13 NE · #990 CHSolar potential per capita33'697 kWh #1 NE · #28 CHCheapest electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #7 NE · #1347 CHMost expensive electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #13 NE · #755 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of La Brévine?
- La Brévine has 2 postal codes: 2124, 2406.
- What is the tax rate in La Brévine?
- The municipal tax multiplier of La Brévine is 75% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in La Brévine?
- A single person without children pays about 18'937 CHF income tax in La Brévine on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does La Brévine have?
- La Brévine has 614 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in La Brévine?
- La Brévine has 36 foreign residents, a share of 5.86% (2025).
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