Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
156 49.8%
Men
157 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
75 24.0%
Swiss citizens
301 96.2%
Foreign residents
12 3.8%
Population density
20 pop./km²
0–19 · 75 · 24.0%20–64 · 186 · 59.4%65+ · 52 · 16.6%
Foreign residents 3.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+1%) · 3 births · 0 deaths · net migration −1
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
21.3% YesNo 78.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.7%
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
64.8% YesNo 35.2%
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
22.1% YesNo 77.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.7% YesNo 27.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.1% · strongest party
SVP31.1%
FDP28.3%
GRÜNE12.3%
PdA/Sol.9.8%
SP7.9%
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 13 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%)
Le Cerneux-PéquignotCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 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 1991–20205.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'550 mm
5.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'287 m
Mean elevation
1'109 m
Relief
245 m
Mean slope
8°
Flat share
37.5%
South-facing
32.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 245 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
8.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
26'230 kWh/yr
8 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 %
Second homes
13.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
165
Built before 194662.4%
Built since 200111.5%
0 %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
142
Workplaces
44
Services share
26.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (35.9%) · Secondary 54 (38.0%) · Tertiary 37 (26.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
5.9 %
Farmland
1'008 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 number6434
Websitecerneux-pequignot.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities313 #22 NE · #1953 CHGrowing municipalities1% #7 NE · #828 CHShrinking municipalities1% #18 NE · #1286 CHJobs per resident0.45 #10 NE · #687 CHFamilies & children24% #4 NE · #174 CHAge structure16.6% #24 NE · #1840 CHWomen share49.8% #16 NE · #1091 CHForeign residents3.8% #24 NE · #2054 CHPopulation density20/km² #21 NE · #1980 CHTax burden18'937 #19 NE · #2105 CHTaxes75% #13 NEWarmest municipalities5.5 °C #22 NE · #1975 CHSunniest municipalities44.5% #4 NE · #747 CHRainiest municipalities1'550 mm #1 NE · #208 CHVoter turnout57.1% #3 NE · #946 CHSVP strongholds31.1% #8 NE · #1208 CHSP strongholds7.9% #22 NE · #1711 CHCentre strongholds3% #4 NE · #1995 CHFDP strongholds28.3% #5 NE · #129 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #15 NE · #1257 CHGreen strongholds12.3% #15 NE · #319 CHLargest by area15.7 km² #16 NE · #615 CHHighest municipalities1'088 m #4 NE · #209 CHSecond homes13.6% #15 NE · #716 CHOrganic farming5.9% #23 NE · #1491 CHBest-connected municipalities137 min #22 NE · #2017 CHRemotest municipalities137 min #3 NE · #96 CHHighest peaks1'287 m #14 NE · #558 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'109 m #5 NE · #347 CHGreatest vertical range245 m #22 NE · #1159 CHSteepest municipalities8° #17 NE · #1121 CHSolar potential8 GWh #23 NE · #1683 CHSolar potential per capita26'230 kWh #4 NE · #76 CHCheapest electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #8 NE · #1348 CHMost expensive electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #14 NE · #756 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Cerneux-Péquignot?
- Le Cerneux-Péquignot has 4 postal codes: 2400, 2405, 2406, 2414.
- What is the tax rate in Le Cerneux-Péquignot?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Cerneux-Péquignot is 75% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Cerneux-Péquignot?
- A single person without children pays about 18'937 CHF income tax in Le Cerneux-Péquignot on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Cerneux-Péquignot have?
- Le Cerneux-Péquignot has 313 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Cerneux-Péquignot?
- Le Cerneux-Péquignot has 12 foreign residents, a share of 3.83% (2025).
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