Neuchâtel contains a total of nine municipalities: Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (41,547 or 80.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (3,127 or 6.1%) and Italian is the third (2,015 or 3.9%).

The historical population is given in the following chart:[7] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 28.47% of the vote.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 17,266 or 33.4% were Roman Catholic, while 16,300 or 31.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is August during which time Neuchâtel city receives an average of 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is April with an average of 63 mm (2.5 in) of precipitation over 10.2 days.

[10] During the 2010-11 school year, there were 48 kindergarten classes with a total of 942 students in District de Neuchâtel.