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Terrain & relief in canton Neuchâtel

All Terrain & relief rankings for the municipalities of canton Neuchâtel — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

Canton Neuchâtel overview

Highest peaks

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityHighest point
1Lignières1'480 m
2Val-de-Ruz1'477 m
3La Grande Béroche1'463 m
4Rochefort1'389 m
5Val-de-Travers1'356 m
6Les Ponts-de-Martel1'336 m
7La Brévine1'296 m
8Le Cerneux-Péquignot1'287 m
9Enges1'278 m
10La Chaux-de-Fonds1'277 m
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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean elevation
1Les Ponts-de-Martel1'123 m
2Le Cerneux-Péquignot1'122 m
3La Chaux-du-Milieu1'113 m
4La Sagne1'109 m
5Les Verrières1'103 m
6La Brévine1'098 m
7La Côte-aux-Fées1'092 m
8Rochefort1'050 m
9Enges1'042 m
10Brot-Plamboz1'042 m
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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityVertical range
1La Grande Béroche1'032 m
2Boudry844 m
3Val-de-Ruz807 m
4Neuchâtel750 m
5Rochefort741 m
6Saint-Blaise730 m
7Lignières722 m
8Val-de-Travers703 m
9Hauterive693 m
10La Chaux-de-Fonds668 m
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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean slope
1Les Planchettes19.9°
2Boudry16.9°
3Hauterive16.1°
4Rochefort15.2°
5Saint-Blaise14.2°
6La Grande Béroche14°
7Le Locle13.3°
8Cressier12°
9Val-de-Travers12°
10Val-de-Ruz11.8°
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