agnostic or atheist, and 232 individuals (or about 4.37% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Boudry about 1,963 or (37.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 665 or (12.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 665 who completed tertiary schooling, 52.9% were Swiss men, 26.2% were Swiss women, 11.7% were non-Swiss men and 9.2% were non-Swiss women. In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. During the 2010–11 school year, there were 5 kindergarten classes with a total of 100 students in Boudry. In the same year, there were 15 primary classes with a total of 282 students. , there were 66 students in Boudry who came from another municipality, while 416 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Notable people Jean-Paul Marat (1743 in Boudry – 1793) a French political theorist, physician, scientist, journalist and politician during the French Revolution. Philippe Suchard (1797 in Boudry – 1884) a Swiss chocolatier and industrialist, creator of Milka Pierre Bovet (1878 in Grandchamp - 1965 in Boudry) a Swiss psychologist and pedagogue References External links Cities in Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Neuchâtel Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Neuchâtel