Is La Chaux-de-Fonds safe? Switzerland travel risk
Is La Chaux-de-Fonds safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Chaux-de-Fonds scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Switzerland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 14 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
La Chaux-de-Fonds scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Switzerland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to La Chaux-de-Fonds: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (42/100) and natural hazards (29/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Neuchâtel (47.1028° N, 6.8300° E), La Chaux-de-Fonds sits 49.9 km ESE from Bern at 995 m elevation.
Neuchâtel
47.1028° N, 6.8300° E
995 m
Europe/Zurich
38,965
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Switzerland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of La Chaux-de-Fonds happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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