What is the postal code of Lignières?

The postal code of Lignières is 2523.

What is the tax rate in Lignières?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lignières is 67% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.

How much tax do you pay in Lignières?

A single person without children pays about 18'244 CHF income tax in Lignières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lignières have?

Lignières has 1'101 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lignières?

Lignières has 154 foreign residents, a share of 13.99% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton NE

Lignières

2523

NE CANTON2523

Residents

1'101

Area

12.5 km²

Population density

88 pop./km²

Elevation

802 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'469 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

67%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

531 48.2%

Men

570 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

261 23.7%

Swiss citizens

947 86.0%

Foreign residents

154 14.0%

Population density

88 pop./km²

0–19 · 261 · 23.7%20–64 · 643 · 58.4%65+ · 197 · 17.9%

Foreign residents 14.0%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Lignières

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.6% · strongest party

FDP29.6%

SVP26.8%

SP18.3%

GRÜNE12.5%

GLP5.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier67%

Cantonal tax multiplier124%

67%NE range 63%79%

Tax rank 7 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'244 CHF(18.2%)

Rank 7 of 24 in the canton · 2090 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

100'000 CHF:18'244 CHF(~18.2%)

LignièresCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lignières	Neuchâtel	Switzerland median
40'000	9.1%	9–9.7%	5.4%
50'000	11.8%	11.6–12.6%	7.8%
60'000	13.7%	13.4–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	14.8–16%	11.9%
80'000	16.2%	15.9–17.2%	13.1%
90'000	17.1%	16.8–18.1%	14.1%
100'000	18.2%	17.9–19.3%	15.3%
110'000	19.2%	18.9–20.3%	16.3%
120'000	20.1%	19.7–21.2%	17.2%
130'000	20.9%	20.5–22%	18.1%
140'000	21.7%	21.3–22.9%	19%
150'000	22.5%	22.1–23.7%	19.7%
175'000	24.4%	23.9–25.6%	21.6%
200'000	26%	25.5–27.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.4%	26.9–28.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	27.9–29.8%	25.8%
275'000	29%	28.6–30.4%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	29.1–31%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'265 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'469 m

Mean elevation

908 m

Relief

722 m

Mean slope

7.6°

Flat share

35.5%

South-facing

23.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 722 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

12.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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

28.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.9 Rp./kWh

28.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

543

Built before 194643.5%

Built since 200117.9%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 98 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 12/24 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelignieres.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'101 #16 NE · #1397 CH Families & children23.7% #5 NE · #205 CH Age structure17.9% #23 NE · #1669 CH Women share48.2% #21 NE · #1832 CH Foreign residents14% #15 NE · #1363 CH Population density88/km² #13 NE · #1552 CH Tax burden18'244 #7 NE · #2090 CH Taxes67% #7 NE Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #11 NE · #1555 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #24 NE · #1153 CH Rainiest municipalities1'265 mm #14 NE · #549 CH Voter turnout50% #9 NE · #1701 CH Against Switzerland21% #9 NE · #508 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #10 NE · #999 CH SVP strongholds26.8% #11 NE · #1467 CH SP strongholds18.3% #13 NE · #600 CH Centre strongholds2.8% #5 NE · #2002 CH FDP strongholds29.6% #4 NE · #98 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #11 NE · #1180 CH Green strongholds12.5% #12 NE · #298 CH Largest by area12.5 km² #18 NE · #775 CH Highest municipalities802 m #12 NE · #425 CH Remotest municipalities98 min #12 NE · #438 CH Best-connected municipalities98 min #13 NE · #1686 CH Highest peaks1'469 m #2 NE · #472 CH Highest-lying municipalities908 m #15 NE · #502 CH Greatest vertical range722 m #8 NE · #541 CH Steepest municipalities7.6° #19 NE · #1157 CH Solar potential13 GWh #18 NE · #1378 CH Cheapest electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #14 NE · #1255 CH Most expensive electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #14 NE · #855 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2523

Lignières

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lignières2523

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lignières?: The postal code of Lignières is 2523.
What is the tax rate in Lignières?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lignières is 67% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Lignières?: A single person without children pays about 18'244 CHF income tax in Lignières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lignières have?: Lignières has 1'101 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lignières?: Lignières has 154 foreign residents, a share of 13.99% (2025).

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