Map of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a city in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with a population of about 37,942. It lies at 47.0999°N, 6.8259°E. La Chaux-de-Fonds is about 50 km (31 mi) west of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Neuchâtel, 14 km to the southeast.
La Chaux-de-Fonds at a glance
Country
Region
Neuchâtel
Population
37,942GeoNames
Coordinates
47.0999, 6.825947°06′00″N 6°49′33″E
Time zone
Europe/ZurichUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Bern
50 km (31 mi)
Where is La Chaux-de-Fonds?
- The 15th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 29 min on the shortest day to 15 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Neuchâtel — 14 km southeast
- Biel/Bienne — 32 km east
- Fribourg — 41 km southeast
- Köniz — 49 km southeast
- Bern — 50 km east
- Belfort — 60 km north, France
- Besançon — 63 km west, France
- Lausanne — 67 km south
- Thun — 72 km southeast
- Basel — 76 km northeast
Largest cities in Neuchâtel
- Neuchâtel — 33,475
Largest cities in Switzerland
- Zürich — 415,367
- Geneva — 201,741
- Basel — 177,595
- Lausanne — 139,111
- Bern — 121,631
- Winterthur — 111,840
- Lucerne — 81,691
- Sankt Gallen — 75,833
- Lugano — 63,185
- Biel/Bienne — 55,120
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.