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).

Switzerland · Canton JU

Courchavon

2922

JU CANTON2922

Residents

332

Area

6.2 km²

Population density

54 pop./km²

Elevation

407 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Courchavon

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

20.8% YesNo 79.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

60.0% YesNo 40.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

16.8% YesNo 83.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.9% YesNo 88.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte62.7% · strongest party

Mitte62.7%

SVP11.9%

SP10.0%

GRÜNE6.9%

FDP5.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier285%

190%JU range 130%235%

Tax rank 6 of 51 in canton Jura

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

5.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4 Rp./kWh

27.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.9 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

3.11 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 95 min · Car 84 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 27/51 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecourchavon-mormont.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities332 #41 JU · #1940 CH Families & children22.3% #10 JU · #486 CH Age structure21.4% #36 JU · #983 CH Women share51.8% #7 JU · #183 CH Foreign residents10.5% #18 JU · #1663 CH Population density54/km² #27 JU · #1759 CH Tax burden15'533 #6 JU · #1113 CH Taxes190% #6 JU Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #12 JU · #754 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #40 JU · #1389 CH Rainiest municipalities1'144 mm #23 JU · #860 CH Voter turnout50.5% #8 JU · #1660 CH SVP strongholds11.9% #45 JU · #2070 CH SP strongholds10% #48 JU · #1522 CH Centre strongholds62.7% #1 JU · #27 CH FDP strongholds5.8% #33 JU · #1797 CH GLP strongholds0.8% #41 JU · #1958 CH Green strongholds6.9% #37 JU · #1129 CH Largest by area6.2 km² #47 JU · #1378 CH Highest municipalities407 m #46 JU · #1861 CH Remotest municipalities95 min #27 JU · #474 CH Best-connected municipalities95 min #25 JU · #1650 CH Highest peaks606 m #44 JU · #1518 CH Highest-lying municipalities504 m #42 JU · #1410 CH Greatest vertical range207 m #38 JU · #1335 CH Steepest municipalities11.5° #24 JU · #818 CH Solar potential5 GWh #44 JU · #1887 CH Cheapest electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #25 JU · #1087 CH Most expensive electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #38 JU · #1032 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2922

Courchavon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Courchavon2922

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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