Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
172 51.8%
Men
160 48.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
74 22.3%
Swiss citizens
297 89.5%
Foreign residents
35 10.5%
Population density
54 pop./km²
0–19 · 74 · 22.3%20–64 · 187 · 56.3%65+ · 71 · 21.4%
Foreign residents 10.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +9 (+2.8%) · 3 births · 0 deaths · net migration +6
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
15.2% YesNo 84.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 32.1% Yes
32.1% YesNo 67.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.8% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 43.6% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 51.9% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
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
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Porrentruy: 38.1% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
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
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
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
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte62.7% · strongest party
Mitte62.7%
SVP11.9%
SP10.0%
GRÜNE6.9%
FDP5.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier190%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
190%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 6 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'533 CHF(15.5%)
Rank 6 of 51 in the canton · 1113 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:15'533 CHF(~15.5%)
CourchavonCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Courchavon | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.6% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.8% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.2% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.4% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.5% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.6% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.5% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.5% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.4% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.2% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.5% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.8% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.9% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'144 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
606 m
Mean elevation
504 m
Relief
207 m
Mean slope
11.5°
Flat share
20.4%
South-facing
16.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 207 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
5.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'200
Per inhabitant
15'904 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 · 2027Tariff H4
25.69 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.9 Rp./kWh
25.69 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
3.11 %
Second homes
6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
161
Built before 194645.3%
Built since 200118.0%
3.11 %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
176
Workplaces
36
Services share
24.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (13.6%) · Secondary 109 (61.9%) · Tertiary 43 (24.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
28.6 %
Farmland
228 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 municipalities332 #41 JU · #1940 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #4 JU · #184 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #47 JU · #1927 CHJobs per resident0.53 #13 JU · #481 CHFamilies & children22.3% #10 JU · #486 CHAge structure21.4% #36 JU · #983 CHWomen share51.8% #7 JU · #183 CHForeign residents10.5% #18 JU · #1663 CHPopulation density54/km² #27 JU · #1759 CHTax burden15'533 #6 JU · #1113 CHTaxes190% #6 JUWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #12 JU · #754 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #40 JU · #1389 CHRainiest municipalities1'144 mm #23 JU · #860 CHVoter turnout51.4% #9 JU · #1658 CHSVP strongholds11.9% #46 JU · #2075 CHSP strongholds10% #49 JU · #1528 CHCentre strongholds62.7% #1 JU · #27 CHFDP strongholds5.8% #33 JU · #1801 CHGLP strongholds0.8% #42 JU · #1962 CHGreen strongholds6.9% #37 JU · #1133 CHLargest by area6.2 km² #47 JU · #1378 CHHighest municipalities407 m #46 JU · #1861 CHSecond homes6% #50 JU · #1963 CHOrganic farming28.6% #14 JU · #374 CHBest-connected municipalities95 min #25 JU · #1650 CHRemotest municipalities95 min #27 JU · #474 CHHighest peaks606 m #44 JU · #1518 CHHighest-lying municipalities504 m #42 JU · #1410 CHGreatest vertical range207 m #38 JU · #1335 CHSteepest municipalities11.5° #24 JU · #818 CHSolar potential5 GWh #44 JU · #1887 CHSolar potential per capita15'904 kWh #28 JU · #367 CHCheapest electricity25.69 Rp./kWh #5 JU · #732 CHMost expensive electricity25.69 Rp./kWh #47 JU · #1375 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Courchavon?
- The postal code of Courchavon is 2922.
- What is the tax rate in Courchavon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Courchavon is 190% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Courchavon?
- A single person without children pays about 15'533 CHF income tax in Courchavon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Courchavon have?
- Courchavon has 332 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Courchavon?
- Courchavon has 35 foreign residents, a share of 10.54% (2025).
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