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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
131 50.6%
Men
128 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
54 20.8%
Swiss citizens
246 95.0%
Foreign residents
13 5.0%
Population density
19 pop./km²
0–19 · 54 · 20.8%20–64 · 148 · 57.1%65+ · 57 · 22.0%
Foreign residents 5.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −4 (−1.5%) · 2 births · 2 deaths · net migration −5
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
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 Delémont: 35.0% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 63.8% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.5%
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 Delémont: 60.6% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP39.9% · strongest party
SVP39.9%
Mitte25.6%
GRÜNE13.4%
SP12.6%
FDP3.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier225%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
225%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 40 of 51 in canton Jura
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'552 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 36 of 51 in the canton · 1602 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'552 CHF(~16.6%)
BourrignonCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBourrignonJuraSwitzerland median
40'0007.1%5.8–7.2%5.4%
50'0009.3%7.6–9.5%7.8%
60'00011.1%9.1–11.3%10.5%
70'00012.6%10.4–12.9%11.9%
80'00014.1%11.7–14.4%13.1%
90'00015.3%12.7–15.6%14.1%
100'00016.6%13.8–16.8%15.3%
110'00017.6%14.7–17.9%16.3%
120'00018.7%15.6–19%17.2%
130'00019.6%16.5–20%18.1%
140'00020.6%17.3–21%19%
150'00021.5%18.1–21.8%19.7%
175'00023.4%19.8–23.7%21.6%
200'00024.9%21.2–25.3%23.2%
225'00026.3%22.4–26.7%24.6%
250'00027.5%23.5–27.9%25.8%
275'00028.5%24.5–28.9%26.8%
300'00029.4%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 1991–20208.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'230 mm
8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
994 m
Mean elevation
802 m
Relief
377 m
Mean slope
12.9°
Flat share
15.1%
South-facing
23.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 377 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
8.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'900
Per inhabitant
33'205 kWh/yr
9 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
25.99 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.2 Rp./kWh
25.99 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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
12.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
134
Built before 194647.8%
Built since 200111.9%
0 %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
94
Workplaces
34
Services share
10.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 61 (64.9%) · Secondary 23 (24.5%) · Tertiary 10 (10.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
936 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 80 min · Car 59 min
AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 37/51 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6703
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Bourrignon?
The postal code of Bourrignon is 2803.
What is the tax rate in Bourrignon?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bourrignon is 225% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
How much tax do you pay in Bourrignon?
A single person without children pays about 16'552 CHF income tax in Bourrignon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bourrignon have?
Bourrignon has 259 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bourrignon?
Bourrignon has 13 foreign residents, a share of 5.02% (2025).

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