Switzerland · Canton JU · District
District de Delémont
JuraDistrict de Delémont is one of 4 districts of the canton of Jura and comprises 19 municipalities with 40'323 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Delémont
12'991Residents
Haute-Sorne
7'532Residents
Courrendlin
3'737Residents
Courroux
3'439Residents
Val Terbi
3'240Residents
Courtételle
2'784Residents
Develier
1'397Residents
Boécourt
953Residents
Rossemaison
767Residents
Mervelier
523Residents
Châtillon
500Residents
Soyhières
461Residents
Courchapoix
456Residents
Movelier
422Residents
Pleigne
368Residents
Saulcy
274Residents
Bourrignon
259Residents
Ederswiler
111Residents
Mettembert
109Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District de Delémont
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
37.7% YesNo 62.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP32.6% · strongest party
SP32.6%
Mitte21.7%
SVP20.8%
GRÜNE12.4%
FDP6.6%
GLP2.9%
Übrige2.0%
EVP1.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Courtételle
165 %
median of its municipalities
215 %
Bourrignon
225 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 165 % % in Courtételle to 225 % % in Bourrignon (median 215 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 14.8 % in Courtételle to 16.6 % in Bourrignon (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
3.02 %
Dwellings
21'523
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
23.8%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+326 +0.8%
births
319
deaths
323
net migration
+334
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
23'601
Workplaces
3'345
Services share
61.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 967 (4.1%) · Secondary 8'174 (34.6%) · Tertiary 14'450 (61.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
315
Organic share
26.7 %
Farmland
12'917 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.7 °C
Precipitation
1'165 mm
Elevation
383–1'282 m
Flat share
20.4%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
419 GWh
Electricity
25.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
77 min
Road to centre
58 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.291–33.354 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District de Delémont rank
sum of its municipalities2718Fornet-Dessus×22748Les Ecorcheresses×22800Delémont2802Develier2803Bourrignon2805Soyhières2806Mettembert2807Pleigne×22812Movelier2813Ederswiler2814Roggenburg×32822Courroux2823Courcelon2824Vicques2825Courchapoix2826Corban2827Mervelier×32828Montsevelier2829Vermes2830Courrendlin2832Rebeuvelier2842Rossemaison2843Châtillon JU2852Courtételle2853Courfaivre2854Bassecourt2855Glovelier2856Boécourt2857Montavon2863Undervelier2864Soulce2873Saulcy×22883Montmelon×3
7 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BassecourtBoécourtBourrignonChâtillon JUCorbanCourcelonCourchapoixCourfaivreCourrendlinCourrouxCourtételleDelémontDevelierEderswilerFornet-DessusGlovelierLes EcorcheressesLucelleMervelierMettembertMontavonMontmelonMontsevelierMovelierPleigneRebeuvelierRoggenburgRossemaisonSaulcySoulceSoyhièresUndervelierVelleratVermesVicques
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District de Delémont?
- District de Delémont comprises 19 municipalities: Delémont, Haute-Sorne, Courrendlin, Courroux, Val Terbi, Courtételle, Develier, Boécourt, Rossemaison, Mervelier, Châtillon, Soyhières, Courchapoix, Movelier, Pleigne, Saulcy, Bourrignon, Ederswiler, Mettembert. Together they have 40'323 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District de Delémont in?
- District de Delémont lies in the canton of Jura, which is divided into 4 districts.
- How many people live in District de Delémont?
- District de Delémont has 40'323 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Delémont with 12'991.
- Does District de Delémont have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de Delémont the municipal rate ranges from 165 % (Courtételle) to 225 % (Bourrignon).
- How did District de Delémont vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District de Delémont voted 37.7 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.