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La Chaux-de-Fonds
Neuchatel · Switzerland
City population
37,942
#15
in Switzerland
#1
in Neuchatel
#14,631
worldwide
47.100, 6.826 · 50 km from Bern
About La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city in Neuchatel, Switzerland with a population of 37,942. It is the 15th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 14,631st largest worldwide. It lies 50 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Neuchatel
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
995 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.100, 6.826
Record updated
2025-06-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 73 in SwitzerlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.