What is the postal code of Boncourt?

The postal code of Boncourt is 2926.

What is the tax rate in Boncourt?

The municipal tax multiplier of Boncourt is 155% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.

How much tax do you pay in Boncourt?

A single person without children pays about 14'514 CHF income tax in Boncourt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Boncourt have?

Boncourt has 1'159 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Boncourt?

Boncourt has 145 foreign residents, a share of 12.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton JU

Boncourt

2926

JU CANTON2926

Residents

1'159

Area

9 km²

Population density

128 pop./km²

Elevation

373 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

155%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

604 52.1%

Men

555 47.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

194 16.7%

Swiss citizens

1'014 87.5%

Foreign residents

145 12.5%

Population density

128 pop./km²

0–19 · 194 · 16.7%20–64 · 596 · 51.4%65+ · 369 · 31.8%

Foreign residents 12.5%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Boncourt

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

18.7% YesNo 81.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

12.9% YesNo 87.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte40.0% · strongest party

Mitte40.0%

SP26.6%

SVP17.4%

FDP7.9%

GRÜNE4.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier285%

155%JU range 130%235%

Tax rank 2 of 51 in canton Jura

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'514 CHF(14.5%)

Rank 2 of 51 in the canton · 929 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'514 CHF(~14.5%)

BoncourtCanton range JuraSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Boncourt	Jura	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	5.8–7.2%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	7.6–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	9.1–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11%	10.4–12.9%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	11.7–14.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.4%	12.7–15.6%	14.1%
100'000	14.5%	13.8–16.8%	15.3%
110'000	15.5%	14.7–17.9%	16.3%
120'000	16.4%	15.6–19%	17.2%
130'000	17.3%	16.5–20%	18.1%
140'000	18.2%	17.3–21%	19%
150'000	19%	18.1–21.8%	19.7%
175'000	20.7%	19.8–23.7%	21.6%
200'000	22.2%	21.2–25.3%	23.2%
225'000	23.4%	22.4–26.7%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	23.5–27.9%	25.8%
275'000	25.5%	24.5–28.9%	26.8%
300'000	26.3%	25.3–29.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'065 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

547 m

Mean elevation

434 m

Relief

183 m

Mean slope

6.4°

Flat share

44.4%

South-facing

4.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 183 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

27.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

28 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4 Rp./kWh

27.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.9 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

730

Built before 194635.1%

Built since 20017.7%

2.6 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 106 min · Car 88 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 18/51 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteboncourt.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'159 #18 JU · #1352 CH Families & children16.7% #44 JU · #1862 CH Age structure31.8% #3 JU · #62 CH Women share52.1% #6 JU · #132 CH Foreign residents12.5% #13 JU · #1498 CH Population density128/km² #9 JU · #1326 CH Tax burden14'514 #2 JU · #929 CH Taxes155% #2 JU Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #1 JU · #267 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #47 JU · #1464 CH Rainiest municipalities1'065 mm #42 JU · #1301 CH Voter turnout40.7% #49 JU · #2093 CH Against Switzerland20% #21 JU · #578 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #2 JU · #934 CH SVP strongholds17.4% #37 JU · #1905 CH SP strongholds26.6% #21 JU · #121 CH Centre strongholds40% #4 JU · #132 CH FDP strongholds7.9% #23 JU · #1600 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #8 JU · #1575 CH Green strongholds4.6% #46 JU · #1623 CH Largest by area9 km² #38 JU · #1050 CH Highest municipalities373 m #49 JU · #1985 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #18 JU · #316 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #35 JU · #1807 CH Highest peaks547 m #47 JU · #1724 CH Highest-lying municipalities434 m #51 JU · #1830 CH Greatest vertical range183 m #42 JU · #1437 CH Steepest municipalities6.4° #39 JU · #1343 CH Solar potential28 GWh #11 JU · #743 CH Cheapest electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #22 JU · #1084 CH Most expensive electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #35 JU · #1029 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2926

Boncourt

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Boncourt2926

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Boncourt?: The postal code of Boncourt is 2926.
What is the tax rate in Boncourt?: The municipal tax multiplier of Boncourt is 155% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
How much tax do you pay in Boncourt?: A single person without children pays about 14'514 CHF income tax in Boncourt on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Boncourt have?: Boncourt has 1'159 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Boncourt?: Boncourt has 145 foreign residents, a share of 12.51% (2025).

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