Population
17'543↑0.2%
About Fontaines NE
City · Neuchâtel
Fontaines is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Population
17'543
Tax multiplier
66%
Fontaines NE in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.66%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 47'900↑0.8%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 53'500↑0.6%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%
0.71%↓28.3%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture53%
- Forest39%
- Settlement7%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.8%↓2.1%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 6'060/ m²
−29% vs CH
Dwellings
8'745↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
5'395↓0.9%
87%
2%
Fibre
Property market in Fontaines NE
The rental vacancy rate is 0.71%, 57% below the cantonal average (1.64 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 66%, 4% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'300, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Fontaines NE has 17'543 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
