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Coat of arms of Milvignes

Milvignes

Canton: Neuchâtel (NE)

Civiora Index

Derived from official data

31/100

Below the median

National rank: 2’041 / 2’110

Taxes6/100
Premiums10/100
Electricity14/100
Housing44/100
PT service91/100

Confidence level: high · v1.1.0 · Civiora Index computed from official public data. Proprietary, non-official index. Understand the index

Median altitude494 m
Area8.8 km²
Postcode2000
FSO no.6416
DistrictCanton de Neuchâtel
Tax burden15.9 %Single, CHF 80’000 · 2026 more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 13.1 %
Electricity price31.0 ct./kWhH4 · 2027 more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.9 ct./kWh
Health insurance premiums730 CHF/monthAdult · 2027 more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF
Population9’367+3.4 % over 5 years (2020–2025) less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: +4.4 %
Vacancy rate0.68 %01.06.2026 less than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 0.83 %
Public transport stops25At least one rail stop

Taxes: tax burden by scenario

Tax burden ranking →Official

On a salary of CHF 80’000 a year, a single person in Milvignes pays 15.9% of their gross income in tax, or about CHF 12’740 a year. That is CHF 2’260 more than in the median Swiss municipality.

MilvignesSwiss median
Single, CHF 80’000 approx. 12’740 CHF/year2’260 CHF/year more
15.9 %
13.1 %
Single, CHF 120’000 approx. 23’680 CHF/year2’980 CHF/year more
19.7 %
17.2 %
Married couple, CHF 120’000 approx. 17’280 CHF/year3’820 CHF/year more
14.4 %
11.2 %
Family, 2 children, CHF 150’000 approx. 19’700 CHF/year4’790 CHF/year more
13.1 %
9.9 %
Retiree, CHF 80’000 approx. 15’460 CHF/year2’470 CHF/year more
19.3 %
16.2 %

2026 tax burden in % of gross income (federal, cantonal and communal taxes; earned income, no wealth, no church tax). Calculation FTA, Swiss tax calculator.

Federal Tax Administration (FTA)Tax burden 2026: Swiss tax calculator (model cases)View source

Electricity

2027 tariff ranking →Derived from official data

A typical household (profile H4, 4’500 kWh a year) in Milvignes pays 31.04 ct. per kWh, or about CHF 1’400 a year. That is CHF 186 a year more than in the median Swiss municipality.

31.04 ct./kWh

more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 26.91 ct./kWh

Tariff breakdown

Energy (the electricity itself) 13.27Grid (delivery to the meter) 11.96Levies and surcharge (public charges and levies) 5.81ct./kWh

Municipality served by 2 grid operators: value = median of tariffs (Civiora calculation on official ElCom data).

Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom)Electricity tariffs 2027, profile H4, standard productView source

Health insurance premiums

2027 premium ranking →Derived from official data

An adult in Milvignes pays a median CHF 730 a month for basic health insurance, or about CHF 8’760 a year (CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included). That is CHF 131 a month more than the Swiss median (CHF 599).

730 CHF/month

more than SwitzerlandSwiss median: 599 CHF

Median monthly premium 2027, adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, with accident, standard model: median of the 21 offers in premium region NE-0 (Civiora calculation on FOPH data).

Official FOPH average premiums 2027 (all deductibles and models)

Adult558.80 CHF/monthapprox. 6’710 CHF/year
19–25 years377.60 CHF/monthapprox. 4’530 CHF/year
Child140.80 CHF/monthapprox. 1’690 CHF/year

Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)Compulsory health insurance premiums 2027 (priminfo)View source

Population and demographics

Official

Milvignes has 9’367 inhabitants at the end of 2025, 3.4% more than five years ago (Swiss median: +4.4%).

Population change 2010–2025

9’367 inhabitants

Density: 1’066 inhab./km² · 2025

+0.6 % vs previous year (2024–2025)

Age structure (2025)

0–19 years 20.7 %20–64 years 56.8 %65 and over 22.5 %

About 1 resident in 5 is under 20, and 1 in 4 is 65 or over. About 1 resident in 5 (19.5%) holds a foreign nationality.

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)STATPOP: permanent resident population (STAT-TAB), status 31.12.2025View source

Housing

Vacancy rate ranking →Official

On 1 June 2026, 0.68% of homes in Milvignes were vacant, about 1 in 147 (Swiss median: 0.83%). The higher this rate, the easier it is to find a home.

Vacancy rate 2016–2026

Vacant dwellings3301.06.2026
Housing stock (2024)4’828

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Vacant dwellings count, 1 June 2026View source

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Buildings and dwellings statistics (GWS): housing stock 2024View source

Public transport

Derived from official data

Milvignes has 25 public transport stops. On an ordinary Tuesday, 1’278 departures are scheduled across all stops, 112 of them after 8 pm.

Public transport stops25At least one rail stop
Departures on a typical Tuesday1’278of which evening (from 8 pm): 112 (9 %)
Departures on a typical Sunday1’06183 % of the typical Tuesday
Public transport stops / 1’0002.67Swiss median: 3.33

Departures counted in the official 2026 timetable (GTFS) on typical days: Tuesday 08.09.2026 and Sunday 13.09.2026. Every call at every stop in the municipality counts as one departure. Civiora calculation.

opentransportdata.swiss (ATLAS, SBB on behalf of the Confederation)Public transport service points, status 04.08.2026View source

opentransportdata.swiss (official GTFS timetable)2026 timetable (GTFS, 01.08.2026 edition): typical daysView source

Territory and local economy

Official

Milvignes’s territory is 38.9% built-up, 37.0% farmland and 23.4% forest (survey 2004/2009).

Built-up 38.9 %Farmland 37.0 %Forest 23.4 %Other (water, rock…) 0.8 %
Jobs2’653reference year 2018
Establishments528reference year 2018
Social assistance rate4.2 %reference year 2019

Federal Statistical Office (FSO)Regional portraits 2021: key figures of communesView source