What is the postal code of Neuchâtel?

Neuchâtel has 8 postal codes: 2000, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2042, 2067, 2068.

What is the tax rate in Neuchâtel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Neuchâtel is 65% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.

How much tax do you pay in Neuchâtel?

A single person without children pays about 18'071 CHF income tax in Neuchâtel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Neuchâtel have?

Neuchâtel has 45'466 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Neuchâtel?

Neuchâtel has 14'982 foreign residents, a share of 32.95% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton NE

Neuchâtel

2000–2068

NE CANTON2000 2034 2035 2036+4 PLZ

Residents

45'466

Area

30.2 km²

Population density

1'506 pop./km²

Elevation

444 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'179 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

65%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

23'279 51.2%

Men

22'187 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

8'382 18.4%

Swiss citizens

30'484 67.1%

Foreign residents

14'982 33.0%

Population density

1'506 pop./km²

0–19 · 8'382 · 18.4%20–64 · 28'745 · 63.2%65+ · 8'339 · 18.3%

Foreign residents 33.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Neuchâtel

BFS

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.7%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

16.7% YesNo 83.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.0% · strongest party

SP27.0%

GRÜNE20.2%

FDP18.4%

SVP12.0%

PdA/Sol.10.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier124%

65%NE range 63%79%

Tax rank 3 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

18'071 CHF(18.1%)

Rank 3 of 24 in the canton · 2082 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:18'071 CHF(~18.1%)

NeuchâtelCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	Switzerland median
40'000	9.1%	9–9.7%	5.4%
50'000	11.7%	11.6–12.6%	7.8%
60'000	13.6%	13.4–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	14.8–16%	11.9%
80'000	16.1%	15.9–17.2%	13.1%
90'000	17%	16.8–18.1%	14.1%
100'000	18.1%	17.9–19.3%	15.3%
110'000	19.1%	18.9–20.3%	16.3%
120'000	19.9%	19.7–21.2%	17.2%
130'000	20.7%	20.5–22%	18.1%
140'000	21.5%	21.3–22.9%	19%
150'000	22.3%	22.1–23.7%	19.7%
175'000	24.1%	23.9–25.6%	21.6%
200'000	25.7%	25.5–27.3%	23.2%
225'000	27.2%	26.9–28.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	27.9–29.8%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	28.6–30.4%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	29.1–31%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'176 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'179 m

Mean elevation

711 m

Relief

753 m

Mean slope

10.8°

Flat share

23.0%

South-facing

54.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 753 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

185.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

270.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

41'300

186 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 range H4

28.85–28.88 Rp./kWh

28.86 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Viteos SA · Groupe E SA

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.04 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

26'191

Built before 194636.8%

Built since 200111.1%

1.04 %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 64 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 9 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 24/24 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteneuchatelville.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities45'466 #1 NE · #12 CH Families & children18.4% #23 NE · #1606 CH Age structure18.3% #21 NE · #1600 CH Women share51.2% #5 NE · #330 CH Foreign residents33% #2 NE · #201 CH Population density1'506/km² #1 NE · #120 CH Tax burden18'071 #3 NE · #2082 CH Taxes65% #3 NE Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #7 NE · #1011 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #12 NE · #976 CH Rainiest municipalities1'176 mm #17 NE · #752 CH Voter turnout48% #17 NE · #1864 CH Against Switzerland27% #2 NE · #177 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #16 NE · #1305 CH SVP strongholds12% #23 NE · #2069 CH SP strongholds27% #2 NE · #113 CH Centre strongholds2.1% #12 NE · #2040 CH FDP strongholds18.4% #19 NE · #562 CH GLP strongholds8% #4 NE · #596 CH Green strongholds20.2% #2 NE · #19 CH Largest by area30.2 km² #7 NE · #313 CH Highest municipalities444 m #22 NE · #1587 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #24 NE · #1215 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #1 NE · #922 CH Highest peaks1'179 m #19 NE · #623 CH Highest-lying municipalities711 m #18 NE · #736 CH Greatest vertical range753 m #7 NE · #526 CH Steepest municipalities10.8° #9 NE · #868 CH Solar potential186 GWh #2 NE · #20 CH Cheapest electricity28.86 Rp./kWh #6 NE · #1247 CH Most expensive electricity28.86 Rp./kWh #19 NE · #860 CH

Postal codes (8)

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Localities

swisstopo · 8

Chaumont2067 Corcelles NE2035 Cormondrèche2036 Hauterive NE2068 Montmollin2037 Neuchâtel2000 Peseux2034 Valangin2042

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Neuchâtel?: Neuchâtel has 8 postal codes: 2000, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2042, 2067, 2068.
What is the tax rate in Neuchâtel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Neuchâtel is 65% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Neuchâtel?: A single person without children pays about 18'071 CHF income tax in Neuchâtel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Neuchâtel have?: Neuchâtel has 45'466 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Neuchâtel?: Neuchâtel has 14'982 foreign residents, a share of 32.95% (2025).

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