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 · District de Porrentruy

Boncourt

2926

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: −11 (−0.9%) · 7 births · 21 deaths · net migration +10

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

Vote results for Boncourt

BFS

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 32.1% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.8% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.6% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

23.4% YesNo 76.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 38.1% Yes

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 54.7% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

23'934 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff 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 · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300678 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Jura462 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Boncourt →Canton Jura →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.6 %

Second homes

18.8 %

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 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 · 2024

Jobs

1'788

Workplaces

113

Services share

45 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (2.4%) · Secondary 941 (52.6%) · Tertiary 804 (45.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

22.2 %

Farmland

538 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6774

Websiteboncourt.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Porrentruy

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Boncourt ranks

Largest municipalities1'159 #18 JU · #1352 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #35 JU · #1795 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #16 JU · #319 CH Jobs per resident1.54 #1 JU · #27 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 turnout41.9% #49 JU · #2092 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #21 JU · #580 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #2 JU · #933 CH SVP strongholds17.4% #38 JU · #1909 CH SP strongholds26.6% #21 JU · #121 CH Centre strongholds40% #4 JU · #132 CH FDP strongholds7.9% #23 JU · #1604 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #9 JU · #1579 CH Green strongholds4.6% #47 JU · #1627 CH Largest by area9 km² #38 JU · #1050 CH Highest municipalities373 m #49 JU · #1985 CH Second homes18.8% #14 JU · #370 CH Organic farming22.2% #22 JU · #564 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #35 JU · #1807 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #18 JU · #316 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 Solar potential per capita23'934 kWh #15 JU · #103 CH Cheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #20 JU · #800 CH Most expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #32 JU · #1307 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2926

Boncourt

Localities

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Boncourt2926

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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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