Population
37'600↑1.0%
About La Chaux-de-Fonds
City · 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
37'600
Tax multiplier
75%
La Chaux-de-Fonds in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
75%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 53'689
Bottom quartile in canton
Vacancy
3.57%↑9.5%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture54%
- Forest28%
- Settlement18%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
33.1%↑3.0%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
22'101↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
22'912↑2.6%
84%
10%
Fibre
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 53'689, 20% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). La Chaux-de-Fonds has 37'600 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
