How is the age structure measured?

We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The municipalities with the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Neuchâtel (2025)

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La Côte-aux-Fées has the highest share of residents aged 65 and over in canton Neuchâtel: 30.4% (2025). It is followed by Val-de-Travers (24.5%) and La Brévine (24.1%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.

Ranking

BFS · STATPOP · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Residents 65+	Residents
1	La Côte-aux-Fées	30.4%	467
2	Val-de-Travers	24.5%	10'710
3	La Brévine	24.1%	614
4	Le Landeron	24.1%	4'685
5	Les Planchettes	23.5%	187
6	La Sagne	23.4%	1'090
7	Milvignes	22.5%	9'367
8	La Grande Béroche	22.5%	9'363
9	La Chaux-du-Milieu	22.3%	494
10	Le Locle	22.1%	10'912
11	Laténa	21.6%	11'752
12	Rochefort	21.4%	1'383
13	Cortaillod	21.2%	4'769
14	Les Ponts-de-Martel	21.2%	1'234
15	Les Verrières	21.2%	660
16	Cornaux	20.5%	1'684
17	La Chaux-de-Fonds	19.6%	37'858
18	Boudry	19.2%	6'341
19	Cressier	18.7%	2'072
20	Brot-Plamboz	18.3%	300
21	Neuchâtel	18.3%	45'466
22	Val-de-Ruz	18.1%	17'543
23	Lignières	17.9%	1'101
24	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	16.6%	313

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

How we measure this

BFS · STATPOP

Share of permanent residents aged 65 and over, per municipality, from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). The inverse reading — the youngest municipalities — is at the bottom of the table.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the oldest population?: La Côte-aux-Fées has the highest share of residents 65+ in canton Neuchâtel: 30.4% as of 2025.
How is the age structure measured?: We rank by the share of permanent residents aged 65 and over from the BFS STATPOP register. The full table also shows every municipality’s share, so the youngest municipalities are visible as well.