The greatest solar potential per capita in canton Neuchâtel
National ranking →La Brévine has the greatest solar potential per capita in canton Neuchâtel: its roofs could generate about 33'697 kWh of electricity a year per inhabitant. Next come Brot-Plamboz (31'233 kWh) and Les Verrières (26'455 kWh). Per capita, small municipalities with lots of roof area — barns and sheds — lead, not the big cities. Source: BFE/FSO.
Ranking
BFE + BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Solar potential per capita | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Brévine | 33'697 kWh | 614 |
| 2 | Brot-Plamboz | 31'233 kWh | 300 |
| 3 | Les Verrières | 26'455 kWh | 660 |
| 4 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 26'230 kWh | 313 |
| 5 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 21'413 kWh | 467 |
| 6 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 20'972 kWh | 494 |
| 7 | Les Planchettes | 20'588 kWh | 187 |
| 8 | La Sagne | 15'028 kWh | 1'090 |
| 9 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 14'887 kWh | 1'234 |
| 10 | Cressier | 13'079 kWh | 2'072 |
| 11 | Val-de-Travers | 11'919 kWh | 10'710 |
| 12 | Lignières | 11'426 kWh | 1'101 |
| 13 | Cornaux | 11'360 kWh | 1'684 |
| 14 | Rochefort | 9'089 kWh | 1'383 |
| 15 | Val-de-Ruz | 8'751 kWh | 17'543 |
| 16 | La Grande Béroche | 7'620 kWh | 9'363 |
| 17 | Cortaillod | 7'303 kWh | 4'769 |
| 18 | Laténa | 6'914 kWh | 11'752 |
| 19 | Le Locle | 6'833 kWh | 10'912 |
| 20 | Le Landeron | 6'401 kWh | 4'685 |
| 21 | Boudry | 5'762 kWh | 6'341 |
| 22 | Milvignes | 5'760 kWh | 9'367 |
| 23 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 5'327 kWh | 37'858 |
| 24 | Neuchâtel | 4'088 kWh | 45'466 |
How we measure this
BFE + BFSModelled annual rooftop electricity yield (BFE solar model, 2025 snapshot) divided by the permanent resident population (FSO STATPOP), in kilowatt-hours per year per inhabitant. For scale: an ElCom reference household (profile H4) uses 4,500 kWh a year. It is a potential, not installed capacity or actual generation. Per capita the absolute ranking inverts: small municipalities with large barn and shed roofs lead, not the cities with the most total roof area.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the greatest solar potential per capita?
- La Brévine: its roofs could generate about 33'697 kWh of electricity a year per inhabitant (2025) — the greatest modelled per-capita potential of any municipality in canton Neuchâtel.
- Why do small municipalities lead rather than the cities?
- Because the roof potential is divided by the number of inhabitants: few residents with large barn, shed and stable roofs produce high per-capita values. Big cities have the greatest absolute potential but little roof area per person. The figure remains modelled potential, not today's generation.