What is the postal code of Val-de-Travers?

Val-de-Travers has 15 postal codes: 2103, 2105, 2108, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2123, 2124, 2126, 2127 ….

What is the tax rate in Val-de-Travers?

The municipal tax multiplier of Val-de-Travers is 76% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.

How much tax do you pay in Val-de-Travers?

A single person without children pays about 19'023 CHF income tax in Val-de-Travers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Val-de-Travers have?

Val-de-Travers has 10'710 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Val-de-Travers?

Val-de-Travers has 2'211 foreign residents, a share of 20.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton NE

Val-de-Travers

2103–2406

NE CANTON2103 2105 2108 2112+11 PLZ

Residents

10'710

Area

124.7 km²

Population density

86 pop./km²

Elevation

737 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'452 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

76%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'377 50.2%

Men

5'333 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'114 19.7%

Swiss citizens

8'499 79.4%

Foreign residents

2'211 20.6%

Population density

86 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'114 · 19.7%20–64 · 5'969 · 55.7%65+ · 2'627 · 24.5%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Val-de-Travers

BFS

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP29.3% · strongest party

SP29.3%

SVP28.0%

FDP18.1%

GRÜNE9.0%

PdA/Sol.8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier124%

76%NE range 63%79%

Tax rank 21 of 24 in canton Neuchâtel

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

19'023 CHF(19%)

Rank 21 of 24 in the canton · 2107 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:19'023 CHF(~19%)

Val-de-TraversCanton range NeuchâtelSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Val-de-Travers	Neuchâtel	Switzerland median
40'000	9.6%	9–9.7%	5.4%
50'000	12.4%	11.6–12.6%	7.8%
60'000	14.3%	13.4–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.8%	14.8–16%	11.9%
80'000	17%	15.9–17.2%	13.1%
90'000	17.9%	16.8–18.1%	14.1%
100'000	19%	17.9–19.3%	15.3%
110'000	20%	18.9–20.3%	16.3%
120'000	20.9%	19.7–21.2%	17.2%
130'000	21.8%	20.5–22%	18.1%
140'000	22.6%	21.3–22.9%	19%
150'000	23.4%	22.1–23.7%	19.7%
175'000	25.3%	23.9–25.6%	21.6%
200'000	27%	25.5–27.3%	23.2%
225'000	28.4%	26.9–28.8%	24.6%
250'000	29.4%	27.9–29.8%	25.8%
275'000	30.1%	28.6–30.4%	26.8%
300'000	30.6%	29.1–31%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'377 mm

5.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'452 m

Mean elevation

1'002 m

Relief

761 m

Mean slope

13.3°

Flat share

24.5%

South-facing

27.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 761 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

127.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

172.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

28'400

128 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

2.14 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

6'443

Built before 194662.1%

Built since 20016.7%

2.14 %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 154 min · Car 74 min

AgglomerationPT 71 min · Car 44 min

Remoteness 1/24 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteval-de-travers.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities10'710 #6 NE · #164 CH Families & children19.7% #16 NE · #1256 CH Age structure24.5% #2 NE · #465 CH Women share50.2% #14 NE · #833 CH Foreign residents20.6% #10 NE · #804 CH Population density86/km² #14 NE · #1561 CH Tax burden19'023 #21 NE · #2107 CH Taxes76% #21 NE Warmest municipalities5.5 °C #23 NE · #1976 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #2 NE · #704 CH Rainiest municipalities1'377 mm #12 NE · #387 CH Voter turnout40.9% #23 NE · #2092 CH Against Switzerland20% #11 NE · #574 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #8 NE · #930 CH SVP strongholds28% #10 NE · #1403 CH SP strongholds29.3% #1 NE · #61 CH Centre strongholds1.6% #18 NE · #2067 CH FDP strongholds18.1% #20 NE · #581 CH GLP strongholds4% #17 NE · #1418 CH Green strongholds9% #19 NE · #712 CH Largest by area124.7 km² #1 NE · #49 CH Highest municipalities737 m #15 NE · #526 CH Remotest municipalities154 min #1 NE · #55 CH Best-connected municipalities154 min #24 NE · #2061 CH Highest peaks1'452 m #4 NE · #478 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'002 m #12 NE · #418 CH Greatest vertical range761 m #6 NE · #520 CH Steepest municipalities13.3° #4 NE · #682 CH Solar potential128 GWh #4 NE · #43 CH Cheapest electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #18 NE · #1259 CH Most expensive electricity28.88 Rp./kWh #18 NE · #859 CH

Postal codes (15)

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Localities

swisstopo · 15

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Val-de-Travers?: Val-de-Travers has 15 postal codes: 2103, 2105, 2108, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2123, 2124, 2126, 2127 ….
What is the tax rate in Val-de-Travers?: The municipal tax multiplier of Val-de-Travers is 76% (2026); canton NE levies 124%.
How much tax do you pay in Val-de-Travers?: A single person without children pays about 19'023 CHF income tax in Val-de-Travers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 24 in canton NE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Val-de-Travers have?: Val-de-Travers has 10'710 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Val-de-Travers?: Val-de-Travers has 2'211 foreign residents, a share of 20.64% (2025).

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