Fontaines is a former municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
The following figures are for the whole municipality Fontaines NE belongs to. The vacancy rate is 0.71%, 57% below the cantonal average (1.64 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 66% (2026), 4% below the average of the canton's municipalities (68.8 %) — low for the canton. A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 16'456 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 16'699 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 47'900 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 17'543 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
2 houses are currently listed to buy in Fontaines NE on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz are offered for sale at a median of CHF 6'122 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 5'571 and CHF 6'894 (65 listings, as of 28 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
Fontaines NE is located in the canton of Neuchâtel.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in Fontaines NE is 66% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 16'456 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Val-de-Ruz (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
Annual mean 6.8°C with 1'140 mm of rain. Warmest in July (15.3°C), coldest in January (-0.9°C). Station: Chaumont, 1136 m.
Precipitation
1'140 mm
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
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