Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
379 51.1%
Men
362 48.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
109 14.7%
Swiss citizens
636 85.8%
Foreign residents
105 14.2%
Population density
40 pop./km²
0–19 · 109 · 14.7%20–64 · 385 · 52.0%65+ · 247 · 33.3%
Foreign residents 14.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+0.7%) · 3 births · 9 deaths · net migration +9
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 27.3% Yes
28.4% YesNo 71.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 32.1% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.8% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.6% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 51.9% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 29.3% Yes
23.9% YesNo 76.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 38.1% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 54.7% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 60.2% Yes
56.3% YesNo 43.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 63.7% Yes
72.3% YesNo 27.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.7% · strongest party
SVP43.7%
Mitte19.6%
SP18.4%
GRÜNE6.7%
FDP5.5%
2023 result for today's territory: the party votes of Beurnevésin and Bonfol added together (merged on 01.01.2024).
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
210%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 19 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'115 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 19 of 51 in the canton · 1336 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'261 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Les Breuleux 13'786 CHF · most expensive Basse-Allaine 16'843 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'115 CHF(~16.1%)
Basse-VendlineCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Basse-Vendline | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.9% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.8% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.7% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.9% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.1% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.2% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.2% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.1% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.1% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.9% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.8% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.6% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.9% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.7% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'064 mm
10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
534 m
Mean elevation
457 m
Relief
122 m
Mean slope
3.9°
Flat share
77.7%
South-facing
10.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 122 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
19.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'300
Per inhabitant
26'356 kWh/yr
20 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.79 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4 Rp./kWh
25.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.79 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator BKW Energie AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300678 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Jura462 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Jura (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
7.08 %
Second homes
18 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
537
Built before 194652.0%
Built since 20016.7%
7.08 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
448
Workplaces
77
Services share
22.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 65 (14.5%) · Secondary 282 (62.9%) · Tertiary 101 (22.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
10.5 %
Farmland
905 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities741 #25 JU · #1616 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #17 JU · #983 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #34 JU · #1132 CHJobs per resident0.6 #10 JU · #352 CHFamilies & children14.7% #49 JU · #1998 CHAge structure33.3% #2 JU · #49 CHWomen share51.1% #15 JU · #374 CHForeign residents14.2% #9 JU · #1351 CHPopulation density40/km² #35 JU · #1845 CHTax burden16'115 #19 JU · #1336 CHTaxes210% #19 JUWarmest municipalities10.1 °C #7 JU · #467 CHSunniest municipalities41% #46 JU · #1433 CHRainiest municipalities1'064 mm #43 JU · #1306 CHVoter turnout44% #44 JU · #2064 CHSVP strongholds43.7% #3 JU · #466 CHSP strongholds18.4% #40 JU · #592 CHCentre strongholds19.6% #42 JU · #554 CHFDP strongholds5.5% #38 JU · #1818 CHGLP strongholds3.2% #8 JU · #1560 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #38 JU · #1179 CHLargest by area18.7 km² #15 JU · #515 CHSecond homes18% #19 JU · #406 CHOrganic farming10.5% #41 JU · #1192 CHBest-connected municipalities121 min #48 JU · #1937 CHRemotest municipalities121 min #6 JU · #182 CHHighest peaks534 m #50 JU · #1766 CHHighest-lying municipalities457 m #49 JU · #1680 CHGreatest vertical range122 m #48 JU · #1726 CHSteepest municipalities3.9° #48 JU · #1767 CHSolar potential20 GWh #20 JU · #1033 CHSolar potential per capita26'356 kWh #11 JU · #75 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #34 JU · #814 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #46 JU · #1321 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Basse-Vendline?
- Basse-Vendline has 2 postal codes: 2935, 2944.
- What is the tax rate in Basse-Vendline?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Basse-Vendline is 210% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Basse-Vendline?
- A single person without children pays about 16'115 CHF income tax in Basse-Vendline on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Basse-Vendline have?
- Basse-Vendline has 741 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Basse-Vendline?
- Basse-Vendline has 105 foreign residents, a share of 14.17% (2025).
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