About La Neuveville
La Neuveville is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 6.8 km²
Population
3'804residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'451
Vacancy
2.10%
Foreign residents
17.8%
Dwellings
2'095
Jobs (FTE)
1'522
Tax multiplier
165%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of La Neuveville, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'522 full-time-equivalent jobs across 271 businesses — services make up 74% of employment, industry 23% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'522FTE total
Primary3.0%
Secondary22.5%
Tertiary74.4%
Land use
19% built-up, 18% agricultural, 63% forest. Measured across 679 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement18.9%
Agriculture18.2%
Forest62.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SP led the 2023 National Council election with 28.1%, ahead of Grüne at 24.2%.
Source BFS
SP28.1%+5.0 pp
Grüne24.2%−1.3 pp
SVP16.0%+3.1 pp
FDP14.1%+1.2 pp
GLP6.1%−1.5 pp
Mitte5.1%
EVP2.7%+0.6 pp
Others
2.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
87.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 12.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences87.4%
Second homes12.6%
Climate data
Annual mean 4.3°C with 1'396 mm of rain. Warmest in August (12.1°C), coldest in February (-2.8°C). Station: Chasseral, 1594 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
4.3°C
Annual mean
Mean 4.3°C
Rain 1396 mm
Sun ≈141 days
Chasseral · 1594 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
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).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
