Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'820 51.5%
Men
4'547 48.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'938 20.7%
Swiss citizens
7'545 80.6%
Foreign residents
1'822 19.5%
Population density
1'060 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'938 · 20.7%20–64 · 5'325 · 56.8%65+ · 2'104 · 22.5%
Foreign residents 19.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +59 (+0.6%) · 69 births · 69 deaths · net migration +54
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
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
19.4% YesNo 80.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
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
81.0% YesNo 19.0%
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
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
31.2% YesNo 68.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.7% YesNo 28.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP27.9% · strongest party
FDP27.9%
SP23.0%
GRÜNE15.8%
SVP15.0%
GLP8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier63%
Cantonal tax multiplier124%
63%NE range 63%79%
Tax rank 1 of 24 in canton NeuchâtelTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'898 CHF(17.9%)
Rank 1 of 24 in the canton · 2075 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:17'898 CHF(~17.9%)
MilvignesCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Milvignes | Neuchâtel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 9% | 9–9.7% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.6% | 11.6–12.6% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.4% | 13.4–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.8% | 14.8–16% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.9% | 15.9–17.2% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.8% | 16.8–18.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.9% | 17.9–19.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.9% | 18.9–20.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.7% | 19.7–21.2% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.5% | 20.5–22% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.3% | 21.3–22.9% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.1% | 22.1–23.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.9% | 23.9–25.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.5% | 25.5–27.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.9% | 26.9–28.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.9% | 27.9–29.8% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 28.6–30.4% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.1% | 29.1–31% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'077 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
669 m
Mean elevation
508 m
Relief
242 m
Mean slope
6.3°
Flat share
46.7%
South-facing
37.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 242 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
54 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
73.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'000
Per inhabitant
5'760 kWh/yr
54 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
28.08–34 Rp./kWh
31.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Groupe E SA · Eli10 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
0.35 %
Second homes
12.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
4'828
Built before 194625.7%
Built since 200117.9%
0.35 %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
2'975
Workplaces
577
Services share
74.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 114 (3.8%) · Secondary 633 (21.3%) · Tertiary 2'228 (74.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
300 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 number6416
Websitemilvignes.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities9'367 #7 NE · #205 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #10 NE · #1013 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #15 NE · #1101 CHJobs per resident0.32 #19 NE · #1201 CHFamilies & children20.7% #12 NE · #930 CHAge structure22.5% #7 NE · #773 CHWomen share51.5% #2 NE · #244 CHForeign residents19.5% #12 NE · #915 CHPopulation density1'060/km² #3 NE · #203 CHTax burden17'898 #2 NE · #2076 CHTaxes63% #1 NEWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #3 NE · #207 CHSunniest municipalities42.7% #19 NE · #1040 CHRainiest municipalities1'077 mm #21 NE · #1245 CHVoter turnout51.5% #8 NE · #1649 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #17 NE · #818 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #1 NE · #709 CHSVP strongholds15% #21 NE · #1997 CHSP strongholds23% #7 NE · #267 CHCentre strongholds2% #14 NE · #2053 CHFDP strongholds27.9% #7 NE · #141 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #3 NE · #573 CHGreen strongholds15.8% #7 NE · #108 CHLargest by area8.8 km² #21 NE · #1075 CHHighest municipalities457 m #21 NE · #1480 CHSecond homes12.2% #18 NE · #883 CHOrganic farming50% #3 NE · #144 CHBest-connected municipalities84 min #7 NE · #1445 CHRemotest municipalities84 min #18 NE · #687 CHHighest peaks669 m #22 NE · #1296 CHHighest-lying municipalities508 m #22 NE · #1394 CHGreatest vertical range242 m #23 NE · #1168 CHSteepest municipalities6.3° #23 NE · #1355 CHSolar potential54 GWh #8 NE · #286 CHSolar potential per capita5'760 kWh #22 NE · #1864 CHCheapest electricity31.04 Rp./kWh #21 NE · #1895 CHMost expensive electricity31.04 Rp./kWh #4 NE · #212 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Milvignes?
- Milvignes has 7 postal codes: 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2035, 2036.
- What is the tax rate in Milvignes?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Milvignes is 63% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
- How much tax do you pay in Milvignes?
- A single person without children pays about 17'898 CHF income tax in Milvignes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Milvignes have?
- Milvignes has 9'367 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Milvignes?
- Milvignes has 1'822 foreign residents, a share of 19.45% (2025).
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