Population
10'912
About Le Locle
Municipality · Neuchâtel
Le Locle is a municipality in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Population
10'912
Tax multiplier
69%
Le Locle in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.69%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'000↑2.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 45'500↑2.0%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
124%
3.91%↑6.0%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture49%
- Forest36%
- Settlement13%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
32.8%↑3.0%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 11/ m²
−38% vs CH
Dwellings
6'752↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
7'926↓3.4%
81%
18%
Fibre
Housing market in Le Locle
The rental vacancy rate is 3.91%, 112% above the cantonal average (1.85 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 69%, roughly the cantonal average (69 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'600, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Le Locle has 10'912 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
