Living in Les Planchettes

Les Planchettes is a small municipality in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, home to 213 people in the French-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents213
Density18 per km²
Area11.7 km²
5-year growth+3.9%
Tax, single, CHF 100k18.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k9.8%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m7.31‰
Hub airport78 km (EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL))
Nearest city of 100k+53 km
Within 30 km308,200 people
Lake shore16 km (Lake Neuchâtel)
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,030 m, height range 250 m
Nearest large lakeNeuchâtel, 16 km
Nearest major riverDoubs, 2.0 km
Main railway line3.1 km
Border with France2 km
Distance to Bern57 km
Within 10 km59,852 people
Winter daylight8 h 29 min, sunset 16:46

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How Les Planchettes ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Neuchâtel
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#2,021 of 2,172#17 of 27Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Affordability100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Flat land (terrain relief)76
  • Sea or lake shore75
  • Green space74
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)69
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Mobility and connectivity57
  • Jobs and economy56
  • Lifestyle and amenities51
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)50
  • Education and family47
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)46
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance45
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance45
  • Health and elderly44
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)44
  • Real estate44
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)43
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)43
  • Safety and community34
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)34
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)30
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)13
  • Demographics9
  • Taxes and wealth1
  • Foundation0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20192052019: 20520202102020: 21020212122021: 21220222102022: 21020232142023: 21420242132024: 213

+3.9% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.