Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'419 49.7%
Men
5'493 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'138 19.6%
Swiss citizens
7'332 67.2%
Foreign residents
3'580 32.8%
Population density
315 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'138 · 19.6%20–64 · 6'360 · 58.3%65+ · 2'414 · 22.1%
Foreign residents 32.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.1%) · 59 births · 145 deaths · net migration +113
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
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
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
84.6% YesNo 15.4%
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
32.8% YesNo 67.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023PdA/Sol.23.6% · strongest party
PdA/Sol.23.6%
FDP19.7%
SVP18.8%
SP16.5%
GRÜNE12.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier69%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
69%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 11 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
18'417 CHF(18.4%)
Rank 11 of 24 in the canton · 2096 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:18'417 CHF(~18.4%)
Le LocleCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.2% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.9% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.3% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 16.4% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 17.3% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 18.4% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 19.4% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 20.3% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 21.1% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.9% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.7% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.6% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.2% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.6% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.6% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.3% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.8% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'527 mm
6.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'308 m
Mean elevation
1'031 m
Relief
615 m
Mean slope
12.4°
Flat share
20.0%
South-facing
21.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 615 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
74.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
108.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
16'600
Per inhabitant
6'833 kWh/yr
75 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 range H4
28.51–29.23 Rp./kWh
28.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA · Viteos SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
3.91 %
Second homes
18.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
6'746
Built before 194645.2%
Built since 20014.2%
3.91 %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
9'081
Workplaces
780
Services share
33.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 96 (1.1%) · Secondary 5'906 (65.0%) · Tertiary 3'079 (33.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
12.1 %
Farmland
1'467 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 number6436
Websitelelocle.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities10'912 #5 NE · #154 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #19 NE · #1383 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #6 NE · #727 CHJobs per resident0.83 #1 NE · #150 CHFamilies & children19.6% #17 NE · #1288 CHAge structure22.1% #10 NE · #848 CHWomen share49.7% #17 NE · #1167 CHForeign residents32.8% #3 NE · #206 CHPopulation density315/km² #9 NE · #754 CHTax burden18'417 #11 NE · #2096 CHTaxes69% #11 NEWarmest municipalities6.9 °C #14 NE · #1862 CHSunniest municipalities44.5% #5 NE · #748 CHRainiest municipalities1'527 mm #3 NE · #222 CHVoter turnout43.3% #21 NE · #2071 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #5 NE · #382 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #14 NE · #1118 CHSVP strongholds18.8% #14 NE · #1845 CHSP strongholds16.5% #15 NE · #792 CHCentre strongholds3.1% #3 NE · #1987 CHFDP strongholds19.7% #19 NE · #478 CHGLP strongholds4.3% #16 NE · #1355 CHGreen strongholds12.4% #14 NE · #311 CHLargest by area34.7 km² #6 NE · #266 CHHighest municipalities1'047 m #7 NE · #230 CHSecond homes18.8% #4 NE · #369 CHOrganic farming12.1% #15 NE · #1078 CHBest-connected municipalities96 min #12 NE · #1665 CHRemotest municipalities96 min #13 NE · #460 CHHighest peaks1'308 m #12 NE · #545 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'031 m #10 NE · #398 CHGreatest vertical range615 m #13 NE · #600 CHSteepest municipalities12.4° #6 NE · #743 CHSolar potential75 GWh #6 NE · #166 CHSolar potential per capita6'833 kWh #19 NE · #1710 CHCheapest electricity28.87 Rp./kWh #17 NE · #1600 CHMost expensive electricity28.87 Rp./kWh #8 NE · #507 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Locle?
- Le Locle has 3 postal codes: 2322, 2400, 2416.
- What is the tax rate in Le Locle?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Locle is 69% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Locle?
- A single person without children pays about 18'417 CHF income tax in Le Locle on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Locle have?
- Le Locle has 10'912 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Locle?
- Le Locle has 3'580 foreign residents, a share of 32.81% (2025).
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