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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
6'024 51.3%
Men
5'728 48.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'439 20.8%
Swiss citizens
8'622 73.4%
Foreign residents
3'130 26.6%
Population density
450 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'439 · 20.8%20–64 · 6'774 · 57.6%65+ · 2'539 · 21.6%
Foreign residents 26.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +34 (+0.3%) · 83 births · 91 deaths · net migration +52
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
20.0% YesNo 80.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
46.9% YesNo 53.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
28.3% YesNo 71.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
30.8% YesNo 69.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP26.3% · strongest party
FDP26.3%
SP24.8%
GRÜNE18.5%
SVP12.3%
GLP8.1%

2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Enges, Hauterive (NE), La Tène and Saint-Blaise added together (merged on 01.01.2025).

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier68%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
68%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 10 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
18'331 CHF(18.3%)
Rank 9 of 24 in the canton · 2093 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:18'331 CHF(~18.3%)
LaténaCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLaténaNeuchâtelSwitzerland median
40'0009.2%9–9.7%5.4%
50'00011.9%11.6–12.6%7.8%
60'00013.8%13.4–14.5%10.5%
70'00015.2%14.8–16%11.9%
80'00016.3%15.9–17.2%13.1%
90'00017.2%16.8–18.1%14.1%
100'00018.3%17.9–19.3%15.3%
110'00019.3%18.9–20.3%16.3%
120'00020.2%19.7–21.2%17.2%
130'00021%20.5–22%18.1%
140'00021.8%21.3–22.9%19%
150'00022.6%22.1–23.7%19.7%
175'00024.5%23.9–25.6%21.6%
200'00026.1%25.5–27.3%23.2%
225'00027.5%26.9–28.8%24.6%
250'00028.5%27.9–29.8%25.8%
275'00029.1%28.6–30.4%26.8%
300'00029.7%29.1–31%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'030 mm
10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'272 m
Mean elevation
743 m
Relief
848 m
Mean slope
10.2°
Flat share
33.8%
South-facing
22.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 848 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
81.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
106.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
18'100
Per inhabitant
6'914 kWh/yr
81 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 · 2027
Tariff range H4
28.08–33 Rp./kWh
29.23 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Groupe E SA · Viteos SA · Eli10 SA

This municipality is served by 3 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.76 %
Second homes
11.4 %
0.76 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (—). 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.

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
23
Organic share
30.4 %
Farmland
685 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 65 min · Car 43 min
AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 13 min
Remoteness 23/24 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6513
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 8
What is the postal code of Laténa?
Laténa has 7 postal codes: 2067, 2068, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 3236.
What is the tax rate in Laténa?
The municipal tax multiplier of Laténa is 68% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Laténa?
A single person without children pays about 18'331 CHF income tax in Laténa on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 9 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laténa have?
Laténa has 11'752 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laténa?
Laténa has 3'130 foreign residents, a share of 26.63% (2025).

Map

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