Rochefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

[4] Before the 2016 merger Rochefort had an area, as of 2009[update], of 20.9 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi).

It consists of the settlements of Rochefort, Montézillon, Chambrelien, Les Grattes, La Tourne and Crostand.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered Or and Gules and on a Border Sable eight Bezants.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (909 or 87.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (56 or 5.4%) and English is the third (14 or 1.4%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][14] The Cotencher, a paleolithic cave, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

In the federal election, a total of 441 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 56.9%.

[10] There were 531 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.7% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 21, of which 17 were in agriculture and 4 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 9 or 9.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 23 or 23.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 31 or 31.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 15 or 15.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 4.1% were in education and 4 or 4.1% were in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 183 or 17.7% were Roman Catholic, while 484 or 46.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

During the 2010-11 school year, there was one kindergarten class with a total of 16 students between the municipalities.