Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +40 (+3.8%) · 12 births · 7 deaths · net migration +36
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
26.1% YesNo 73.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
27.1% YesNo 72.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
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
80.5% YesNo 19.5%
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
29.5% YesNo 70.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP29.6% · strongest party
FDP29.6%
SVP26.8%
SP18.3%
GRÜNE12.5%
GLP5.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier67%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
67%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 7 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax 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
100'000 CHF:18'244 CHF(~18.2%)
LignièresCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
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| 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
12.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
11'426 kWh/yr
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 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
16.3 %
Avg. rooms
4
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 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
195
Workplaces
82
Services share
53.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (24.1%) · Secondary 44 (22.6%) · Tertiary 104 (53.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
735 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 number6456
Websitelignieres.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'101 #16 NE · #1397 CHGrowing municipalities3.8% #1 NE · #106 CHShrinking municipalities3.8% #24 NE · #2003 CHJobs per resident0.18 #22 NE · #1888 CHFamilies & children23.7% #5 NE · #205 CHAge structure17.9% #23 NE · #1669 CHWomen share48.2% #21 NE · #1832 CHForeign residents14% #15 NE · #1363 CHPopulation density88/km² #13 NE · #1552 CHTax burden18'244 #7 NE · #2090 CHTaxes67% #7 NEWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #11 NE · #1555 CHSunniest municipalities41.9% #24 NE · #1153 CHRainiest municipalities1'265 mm #14 NE · #549 CHVoter turnout52% #7 NE · #1593 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #9 NE · #509 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #10 NE · #999 CHSVP strongholds26.8% #11 NE · #1469 CHSP strongholds18.3% #14 NE · #604 CHCentre strongholds2.8% #5 NE · #2006 CHFDP strongholds29.6% #4 NE · #99 CHGLP strongholds5.1% #12 NE · #1182 CHGreen strongholds12.5% #13 NE · #300 CHLargest by area12.5 km² #18 NE · #775 CHHighest municipalities802 m #12 NE · #425 CHSecond homes16.3% #8 NE · #493 CHOrganic farming11.1% #17 NE · #1163 CHBest-connected municipalities98 min #13 NE · #1687 CHRemotest municipalities98 min #12 NE · #438 CHHighest peaks1'469 m #2 NE · #472 CHHighest-lying municipalities908 m #15 NE · #502 CHGreatest vertical range722 m #8 NE · #541 CHSteepest municipalities7.6° #19 NE · #1157 CHSolar potential13 GWh #18 NE · #1378 CHSolar potential per capita11'426 kWh #12 NE · #843 CHCheapest electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #11 NE · #1351 CHMost expensive electricity28.08 Rp./kWh #17 NE · #759 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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