Population
37'858↑0.7%
About La Chaux-de-Fonds
Municipality · Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, it is the fifth-largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population of 36,915.
Population
37'858
Tax multiplier
75%
La Chaux-de-Fonds in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.75%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'400↑2.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'250↑2.5%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%
3.57%↑9.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture54%
- Forest28%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
33.5%↑1.3%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 13/ m²
−27% vs CH
Dwellings
22'101↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
22'376↓2.3%
84%
Housing market in La Chaux-de-Fonds
The rental vacancy rate is 3.57%, 93% above the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 75%, 9% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'400, 19% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). La Chaux-de-Fonds has 37'858 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
