What is the postal code of Châtillon?

The postal code of Châtillon is 2843.

What is the tax rate in Châtillon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Châtillon is 200% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.

How much tax do you pay in Châtillon?

A single person without children pays about 15'824 CHF income tax in Châtillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Châtillon have?

Châtillon has 500 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Châtillon?

Châtillon has 39 foreign residents, a share of 7.8% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton JU · District de Delémont

Châtillon

2843

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

249 49.8%

Men

251 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

94 18.8%

Swiss citizens

461 92.2%

Foreign residents

39 7.8%

Population density

94 pop./km²

0–19 · 94 · 18.8%20–64 · 306 · 61.2%65+ · 100 · 20.0%

Foreign residents 7.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +25 (+5.3%) · 5 births · 1 deaths · net migration +22

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 Châtillon

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

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

61.6% YesNo 38.4%

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 Delémont: 60.6% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte30.2% · strongest party

Mitte30.2%

SP25.3%

SVP20.4%

GRÜNE9.5%

FDP4.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier200%

Cantonal tax multiplier285%

200%JU range 130%235%

Tax rank 11 of 51 in canton Jura

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'824 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 10 of 51 in the canton · 1198 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:15'824 CHF(~15.8%)

ChâtillonCanton range JuraSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Châtillon	Jura	Switzerland median
40'000	6.7%	5.8–7.2%	5.4%
50'000	8.9%	7.6–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	9.1–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	10.4–12.9%	11.9%
80'000	13.5%	11.7–14.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	12.7–15.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13.8–16.8%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	14.7–17.9%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.6–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.5–20%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.3–21%	19%
150'000	20.6%	18.1–21.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.8–23.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	21.2–25.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.4–26.7%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	23.5–27.9%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.5–28.9%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'099 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'098 m

Mean elevation

684 m

Relief

627 m

Mean slope

15.6°

Flat share

17.1%

South-facing

6.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 627 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

4.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

Per inhabitant

9'860 kWh/yr

5 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 Châtillon →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

2.64 %

Second homes

8.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

227

Built before 194626.4%

Built since 200133.5%

2.64 %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

Workplaces

Services share

40.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 29 (45.3%) · Secondary 9 (14.1%) · Tertiary 26 (40.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

236 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 71 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 42/51 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6704

Websitechatillon.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Delémont

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Châtillon ranks

Largest municipalities500 #34 JU · #1806 CH Growing municipalities5.3% #1 JU · #40 CH Shrinking municipalities5.3% #50 JU · #2070 CH Jobs per resident0.13 #49 JU · #2050 CH Families & children18.8% #37 JU · #1514 CH Age structure20% #44 JU · #1247 CH Women share49.8% #31 JU · #1093 CH Foreign residents7.8% #32 JU · #1874 CH Population density94/km² #15 JU · #1513 CH Tax burden15'824 #11 JU · #1199 CH Taxes200% #11 JU Warmest municipalities9 °C #30 JU · #1395 CH Sunniest municipalities41.3% #28 JU · #1290 CH Rainiest municipalities1'099 mm #32 JU · #1113 CH Voter turnout48% #16 JU · #1866 CH SVP strongholds20.4% #27 JU · #1779 CH SP strongholds25.3% #22 JU · #165 CH Centre strongholds30.2% #16 JU · #232 CH FDP strongholds4.9% #40 JU · #1866 CH GLP strongholds3% #10 JU · #1596 CH Green strongholds9.5% #29 JU · #643 CH Largest by area5.3 km² #48 JU · #1517 CH Highest municipalities523 m #24 JU · #1109 CH Second homes8.9% #49 JU · #1417 CH Organic farming33.3% #7 JU · #305 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #10 JU · #1131 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #42 JU · #1018 CH Highest peaks1'098 m #12 JU · #669 CH Highest-lying municipalities684 m #20 JU · #805 CH Greatest vertical range627 m #7 JU · #595 CH Steepest municipalities15.6° #11 JU · #557 CH Solar potential5 GWh #45 JU · #1917 CH Solar potential per capita9'860 kWh #43 JU · #1092 CH Cheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #6 JU · #786 CH Most expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #18 JU · #1293 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2843

Châtillon JU

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Châtillon JU2843

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Châtillon?: The postal code of Châtillon is 2843.
What is the tax rate in Châtillon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Châtillon is 200% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
How much tax do you pay in Châtillon?: A single person without children pays about 15'824 CHF income tax in Châtillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Châtillon have?: Châtillon has 500 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Châtillon?: Châtillon has 39 foreign residents, a share of 7.8% (2025).

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