Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
94 50.3%
Men
93 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
30 16.0%
Swiss citizens
165 88.2%
Foreign residents
22 11.8%
Population density
16 pop./km²
0–19 · 30 · 16.0%20–64 · 113 · 60.4%65+ · 44 · 23.5%
Foreign residents 11.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −13 (−6.5%) · 1 births · 1 deaths · net migration −13
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
25.0% YesNo 75.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
34.3% YesNo 65.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
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
74.1% YesNo 25.9%
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
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.6% · strongest party
SVP43.6%
PdA/Sol.15.7%
FDP12.7%
GRÜNE11.2%
SP11.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier77%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
77%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 22 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
19'110 CHF(19.1%)
Rank 22 of 24 in the canton · 2108 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:19'110 CHF(~19.1%)
Les PlanchettesCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Les Planchettes | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9.6% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.4% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 14.4% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.9% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 17% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 18% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 19.1% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 20.1% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 21% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 21.9% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 22.7% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 23.5% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 25.4% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 27.1% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.5% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.6% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30.2% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.7% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'419 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'275 m
Mean elevation
997 m
Relief
658 m
Mean slope
16.8°
Flat share
5.7%
South-facing
1.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 658 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
3.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
4.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
900
Per inhabitant
20'588 kWh/yr
4 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
29.23 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.19 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.49 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.9 Rp./kWh
29.23 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Viteos 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
5.76 %
Second homes
31.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
139
Built before 194657.6%
Built since 20010.7%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
5.76 %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
62
Workplaces
24
Services share
30.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (38.7%) · Secondary 19 (30.6%) · Tertiary 19 (30.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
12
Organic share
41.7 %
Farmland
617 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 number6422
Websiteles-planchettes.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities187 #24 NE · #2038 CHGrowing municipalities-6.5% #24 NE · #2102 CHShrinking municipalities-6.5% #1 NE · #7 CHJobs per resident0.33 #18 NE · #1161 CHFamilies & children16% #24 NE · #1917 CHAge structure23.5% #5 NE · #592 CHWomen share50.3% #9 NE · #769 CHForeign residents11.8% #18 NE · #1568 CHPopulation density16/km² #23 NE · #2007 CHTax burden19'110 #23 NE · #2109 CHTaxes77% #22 NEWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #12 NE · #1821 CHSunniest municipalities43.1% #16 NE · #1001 CHRainiest municipalities1'419 mm #8 NE · #331 CHVoter turnout52.6% #6 NE · #1524 CHSVP strongholds43.6% #3 NE · #469 CHSP strongholds11% #18 NE · #1418 CHCentre strongholds0.5% #24 NE · #2093 CHFDP strongholds12.7% #24 NE · #1071 CHGLP strongholds3% #20 NE · #1595 CHGreen strongholds11.2% #17 NE · #435 CHLargest by area11.7 km² #19 NE · #841 CHHighest municipalities1'063 m #6 NE · #222 CHSecond homes31.8% #1 NE · #251 CHOrganic farming41.7% #4 NE · #187 CHBest-connected municipalities115 min #18 NE · #1900 CHRemotest municipalities115 min #6 NE · #222 CHHighest peaks1'275 m #16 NE · #566 CHHighest-lying municipalities997 m #13 NE · #420 CHGreatest vertical range658 m #10 NE · #581 CHSteepest municipalities16.8° #1 NE · #502 CHSolar potential4 GWh #24 NE · #1996 CHSolar potential per capita20'588 kWh #7 NE · #172 CHCheapest electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #19 NE · #1671 CHMost expensive electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #6 NE · #436 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Les Planchettes?
- The postal code of Les Planchettes is 2325.
- What is the tax rate in Les Planchettes?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Les Planchettes is 77% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Les Planchettes?
- A single person without children pays about 19'110 CHF income tax in Les Planchettes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Les Planchettes have?
- Les Planchettes has 187 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Les Planchettes?
- Les Planchettes has 22 foreign residents, a share of 11.76% (2025).
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