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Les Planchettes

2325
NE CANTON2325
Residents
187
Area
11.7 km²
Population density
16 pop./km²
Elevation
1'063 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'275 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
77%
Postal codes
1

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
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%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP43.6% · 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 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier77%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
77%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 22 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel
Tax 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:19'110 CHF(~19.1%)
Les PlanchettesCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLes PlanchettesNeuchâtelSwitzerland median
40'0009.6%99.7%5.4%
50'00012.4%11.612.6%7.8%
60'00014.4%13.414.5%10.5%
70'00015.9%14.816%11.9%
80'00017%15.917.2%13.1%
90'00018%16.818.1%14.1%
100'00019.1%17.919.3%15.3%
110'00020.1%18.920.3%16.3%
120'00021%19.721.2%17.2%
130'00021.9%20.522%18.1%
140'00022.7%21.322.9%19%
150'00023.5%22.123.7%19.7%
175'00025.4%23.925.6%21.6%
200'00027.1%25.527.3%23.2%
225'00028.5%26.928.8%24.6%
250'00029.6%27.929.8%25.8%
275'00030.2%28.630.4%26.8%
300'00030.7%29.131%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual 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 m
Highest 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
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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
28.85 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.2 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.51 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
1.6 Rp./kWh
28.85 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 28.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
5.76 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
139
Built before 194657.6%
Built since 20010.7%
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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 115 min · Car 75 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 6/24 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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).

Map

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