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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
Municipalities with the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel (2025)
National ranking →Cortaillod has the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel: 51.7% (2025). It is followed by Milvignes (51.5%) and La Chaux-de-Fonds (51.3%). Source: BFS, STATPOP 2025.
Ranking
BFS · STATPOP · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Women | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortaillod | 51.7% | 4'769 |
| 2 | Milvignes | 51.5% | 9'367 |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 51.3% | 37'858 |
| 4 | Laténa | 51.3% | 11'752 |
| 5 | Neuchâtel | 51.2% | 45'466 |
| 6 | Boudry | 51% | 6'341 |
| 7 | Le Landeron | 50.7% | 4'685 |
| 8 | La Grande Béroche | 50.6% | 9'363 |
| 9 | Les Planchettes | 50.3% | 187 |
| 10 | La Sagne | 50.3% | 1'090 |
| 11 | Val-de-Ruz | 50.3% | 17'543 |
| 12 | Cressier | 50.2% | 2'072 |
| 13 | Les Verrières | 50.2% | 660 |
| 14 | Val-de-Travers | 50.2% | 10'710 |
| 15 | Cornaux | 49.9% | 1'684 |
| 16 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 49.8% | 313 |
| 17 | Le Locle | 49.7% | 10'912 |
| 18 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 48.9% | 1'234 |
| 19 | Rochefort | 48.8% | 1'383 |
| 20 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 48.2% | 494 |
| 21 | Lignières | 48.2% | 1'101 |
| 22 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 47.1% | 467 |
| 23 | La Brévine | 46.4% | 614 |
| 24 | Brot-Plamboz | 46% | 300 |
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
How we measure this
BFS · STATPOPShare of female permanent residents per municipality from the BFS STATPOP register (2025). Small municipalities can show extreme values; the bottom of the table reads as the highest share of men.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel has the highest share of women?
- Cortaillod has the highest share of women in canton Neuchâtel: 51.7% as of 2025.
- How is the share of women measured?
- It is the share of female residents among the permanent resident population, from the BFS STATPOP register.