Is water area included in the municipal area?

Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The largest municipalities by area in canton Neuchâtel (2025)

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Val-de-Travers is the largest municipality by area in canton Neuchâtel: 124.7 km² (2025). Next come Val-de-Ruz (124.3 km²) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (55.7 km²). Source: swisstopo.

Ranking

swisstopo · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Area	Residents
1	Val-de-Travers	124.7 km²	10'710
2	Val-de-Ruz	124.3 km²	17'543
3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	55.7 km²	37'858
4	La Grande Béroche	42.3 km²	9'363
5	La Brévine	41.8 km²	614
6	Le Locle	34.7 km²	10'912
7	Neuchâtel	30.2 km²	45'466
8	Les Verrières	28.9 km²	660
9	Laténa	26.1 km²	11'752
10	Rochefort	25.9 km²	1'383
11	La Sagne	25.6 km²	1'090
12	Les Ponts-de-Martel	18.2 km²	1'234
13	La Chaux-du-Milieu	17.3 km²	494
14	Boudry	16.8 km²	6'341
15	Brot-Plamboz	16.1 km²	300
16	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	15.7 km²	313
17	La Côte-aux-Fées	12.8 km²	467
18	Lignières	12.5 km²	1'101
19	Les Planchettes	11.7 km²	187
20	Le Landeron	10.3 km²	4'685
21	Milvignes	8.8 km²	9'367
22	Cressier	8.6 km²	2'072
23	Cornaux	4.7 km²	1'684
24	Cortaillod	3.7 km²	4'769

swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

How we measure this

swisstopo

Municipal area in square kilometres from swisstopo's official boundaries (swissBOUNDARIES3D), as of 2025. It covers the total area including forest, water and unproductive land.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel is the largest by area?: Val-de-Travers is the largest municipality by area in canton Neuchâtel, at 124.7 km² (2025).
Is water area included in the municipal area?: Yes. The figure is swisstopo's official total area including lakes, forest and unproductive land — not just the built-up zone.