Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
334 50.6%
Men
326 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
134 20.3%
Swiss citizens
631 95.6%
Foreign residents
29 4.4%
Population density
48 pop./km²
0–19 · 134 · 20.3%20–64 · 333 · 50.5%65+ · 193 · 29.2%
Foreign residents 4.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +15 (+2.3%) · 8 births · 9 deaths · net migration +12
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
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 32.1% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.8% Yes
58.2% YesNo 41.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.6% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 51.9% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.9%
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
22.5% YesNo 77.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 38.1% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 54.7% Yes
59.4% YesNo 40.6%
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
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
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
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte34.1% · strongest party
Mitte34.1%
SVP24.1%
FDP17.9%
SP15.5%
GRÜNE5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier225%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
225%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 44 of 51 in canton JuraTax 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
100'000 CHF:16'552 CHF(~16.6%)
BureCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bure | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.1% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.1% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.6% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.1% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.3% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.6% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.6% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.7% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.6% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.3% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.5% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.5% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.4% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'123 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
637 m
Mean elevation
576 m
Relief
148 m
Mean slope
3.8°
Flat share
76.5%
South-facing
3.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 148 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
18.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
27'652 kWh/yr
18 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
3.69 %
Second homes
10.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
352
Built before 194634.4%
Built since 200117.0%
3.69 %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
323
Workplaces
56
Services share
47.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (13.9%) · Secondary 124 (38.4%) · Tertiary 154 (47.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
912 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 municipalities660 #28 JU · #1677 CHGrowing municipalities2.3% #5 JU · #279 CHShrinking municipalities2.3% #46 JU · #1837 CHJobs per resident0.49 #16 JU · #571 CHFamilies & children20.3% #26 JU · #1064 CHAge structure29.2% #9 JU · #129 CHWomen share50.6% #22 JU · #606 CHForeign residents4.4% #45 JU · #2037 CHPopulation density48/km² #31 JU · #1795 CHTax burden16'552 #38 JU · #1604 CHTaxes225% #44 JUWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #16 JU · #1013 CHSunniest municipalities40.9% #48 JU · #1465 CHRainiest municipalities1'123 mm #26 JU · #971 CHVoter turnout50% #14 JU · #1785 CHSVP strongholds24.1% #16 JU · #1602 CHSP strongholds15.5% #46 JU · #901 CHCentre strongholds34.1% #12 JU · #187 CHFDP strongholds17.9% #4 JU · #591 CHGLP strongholds1.7% #31 JU · #1814 CHGreen strongholds5.5% #43 JU · #1453 CHLargest by area13.7 km² #23 JU · #714 CHHighest municipalities587 m #18 JU · #864 CHSecond homes10.4% #46 JU · #1136 CHOrganic farming11.1% #40 JU · #1167 CHBest-connected municipalities111 min #41 JU · #1862 CHRemotest municipalities111 min #11 JU · #260 CHHighest peaks637 m #39 JU · #1397 CHHighest-lying municipalities576 m #35 JU · #1108 CHGreatest vertical range148 m #45 JU · #1603 CHSteepest municipalities3.8° #49 JU · #1787 CHSolar potential18 GWh #21 JU · #1093 CHSolar potential per capita27'652 kWh #8 JU · #65 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #21 JU · #801 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #33 JU · #1308 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bure?
- The postal code of Bure is 2915.
- What is the tax rate in Bure?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bure is 225% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bure?
- A single person without children pays about 16'552 CHF income tax in Bure on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bure have?
- Bure has 660 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bure?
- Bure has 29 foreign residents, a share of 4.39% (2025).
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