Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
220 47.1%
Men
247 52.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
101 21.6%
Swiss citizens
423 90.6%
Foreign residents
44 9.4%
Population density
36 pop./km²
0–19 · 101 · 21.6%20–64 · 224 · 48.0%65+ · 142 · 30.4%
Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −6 (−1.3%) · 5 births · 5 deaths · net migration −8
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
22.0% YesNo 78.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
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
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
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
13.8% YesNo 86.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.7% · strongest party
SVP38.7%
FDP16.8%
SP15.3%
EDU6.2%
GRÜNE5.9%
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 14 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 Côte-aux-FéesCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | La Côte-aux-Fées | 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 1991–20206.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'496 mm
6.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'426 m
Mean elevation
1'084 m
Relief
562 m
Mean slope
9.5°
Flat share
32.8%
South-facing
21.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 562 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
10 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'200
Per inhabitant
21'413 kWh/yr
10 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
0.31 %
Second homes
14.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
324
Built before 194660.8%
Built since 20014.6%
0.31 %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
294
Workplaces
61
Services share
50.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 40 (13.6%) · Secondary 106 (36.1%) · Tertiary 148 (50.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
776 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 number6504
Websitelacote-aux-fees.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities467 #21 NE · #1833 CHGrowing municipalities-1.3% #22 NE · #1878 CHShrinking municipalities-1.3% #3 NE · #234 CHJobs per resident0.63 #5 NE · #305 CHFamilies & children21.6% #9 NE · #646 CHAge structure30.4% #1 NE · #90 CHWomen share47.1% #22 NE · #2007 CHForeign residents9.4% #20 NE · #1751 CHPopulation density36/km² #18 NE · #1871 CHTax burden18'937 #17 NE · #2103 CHTaxes75% #14 NEWarmest municipalities6.6 °C #17 NE · #1893 CHSunniest municipalities44.8% #1 NE · #703 CHRainiest municipalities1'496 mm #4 NE · #248 CHVoter turnout51.4% #9 NE · #1656 CHSVP strongholds38.7% #5 NE · #735 CHSP strongholds15.3% #16 NE · #921 CHCentre strongholds2% #16 NE · #2055 CHFDP strongholds16.8% #22 NE · #674 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #14 NE · #1232 CHGreen strongholds5.9% #22 NE · #1368 CHLargest by area12.8 km² #17 NE · #760 CHHighest municipalities1'041 m #9 NE · #236 CHSecond homes14.2% #12 NE · #649 CHOrganic farming11.1% #18 NE · #1164 CHBest-connected municipalities127 min #20 NE · #1970 CHRemotest municipalities127 min #5 NE · #142 CHHighest peaks1'426 m #5 NE · #490 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'084 m #7 NE · #365 CHGreatest vertical range562 m #14 NE · #646 CHSteepest municipalities9.5° #13 NE · #973 CHSolar potential10 GWh #21 NE · #1563 CHSolar potential per capita21'413 kWh #5 NE · #152 CHCheapest electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #13 NE · #1353 CHMost expensive electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #19 NE · #761 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of La Côte-aux-Fées?
- La Côte-aux-Fées has 2 postal codes: 2115, 2117.
- What is the tax rate in La Côte-aux-Fées?
- The municipal tax multiplier of La Côte-aux-Fées is 75% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in La Côte-aux-Fées?
- A single person without children pays about 18'937 CHF income tax in La Côte-aux-Fées on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does La Côte-aux-Fées have?
- La Côte-aux-Fées has 467 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in La Côte-aux-Fées?
- La Côte-aux-Fées has 44 foreign residents, a share of 9.42% (2025).
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