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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The highest municipalities in canton Neuchâtel (2025)
National ranking →La Sagne is the highest municipality in canton Neuchâtel: 1'138 m above sea level (2025). Next come Les Verrières (1'105 m) and Brot-Plamboz (1'091 m). Source: Wikidata.
Ranking
Wikidata · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Elevation | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Sagne | 1'138 m | 1'090 |
| 2 | Les Verrières | 1'105 m | 660 |
| 3 | Brot-Plamboz | 1'091 m | 300 |
| 4 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 1'088 m | 313 |
| 5 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 1'081 m | 494 |
| 6 | Les Planchettes | 1'063 m | 187 |
| 7 | Le Locle | 1'047 m | 10'912 |
| 8 | La Brévine | 1'043 m | 614 |
| 9 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 1'041 m | 467 |
| 10 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 1'040 m | 1'234 |
| 11 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1'039 m | 37'858 |
| 12 | Lignières | 802 m | 1'101 |
| 13 | Val-de-Ruz | 768 m | 17'543 |
| 14 | Rochefort | 759 m | 1'383 |
| 15 | Val-de-Travers | 737 m | 10'710 |
| 16 | Boudry | 637 m | 6'341 |
| 17 | Le Landeron | 575 m | 4'685 |
| 18 | Cressier | 570 m | 2'072 |
| 19 | Cortaillod | 487 m | 4'769 |
| 20 | La Grande Béroche | 469 m | 9'363 |
| 21 | Milvignes | 457 m | 9'367 |
| 22 | Neuchâtel | 444 m | 45'466 |
| 23 | Cornaux | 440 m | 1'684 |
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
How we measure this
WikidataElevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2025. It is the elevation of the municipality's settlement point, not the minimum, mean or maximum terrain elevation across the whole municipal area.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel lies highest?
- La Sagne is the highest municipality in canton Neuchâtel, at 1'138 m above sea level (2025).
- What elevation value does this figure refer to?
- The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.