Neuchatel: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Neuchâtel
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 33,475
• Coordinates: 46.9918° N, 6.9310° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 39 km (25 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bern Airport (BRN): 44 km (27 mi), straight line
• EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, France): 81 km (50 mi), straight line
• Geneva International Airport (GVA): 105 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Cernier: 7.8 km (4.8 mi)
• Rochefort: 9.4 km (5.9 mi)
• La Chaux-de-Fonds: 14 km (9 mi)
• Le Locle: 16 km (10 mi)
• Muenchenwiler: 17 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bern, 39 km (25 mi)