Population
10'710↑0.2%
About Buttes
City · Neuchâtel
In geomorphology, a butte is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; buttes are smaller landforms than mesas, plateaus, and tablelands. The word butte comes from the French word butte, meaning 'knoll' ; its use is prevalent in the Western United States, including the Southwest, where mesa is used for the larger landform.
Population
10'710
Tax multiplier
76%
Buttes in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.76%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'200↑1.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'200↑1.1%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%
2.14%↑13.8%
Top quartile in canton
- Forest50%
- Agriculture43%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
20.6%↑1.1%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 13/ m²
−30% vs CH
Dwellings
6'449↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
4'777↑1.0%
83%
Housing market in Buttes
The rental vacancy rate is 2.14%, 16% above the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 76%, 10% above the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 48'300, 22% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Buttes has 10'710 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).