Population
45'466↑0.3%
About Peseux
City · Neuchâtel
Peseux is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux and Valangin merged into the municipality of Neuchâtel.
Population
45'466
Tax multiplier
65%
Peseux in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.65%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'900↑1.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'450↑0.7%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%
1.04%↑15.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest53%
- Settlement31%
- Agriculture16%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
33.0%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 20/ m²
+13% vs CH
Dwellings
26'250↑2.3%
Jobs (FTE)
27'960↓3.1%
86%
7%
Fibre
Housing market in Peseux
The rental vacancy rate is 1.04%, 44% below the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 65%, 6% below the cantonal average (69 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 56'500, 9% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Peseux has 45'466 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
