What is the postal code of Courroux?

Courroux has 4 postal codes: 2805, 2822, 2823, 2830.

What is the tax rate in Courroux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Courroux is 215% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.

How much tax do you pay in Courroux?

A single person without children pays about 16'261 CHF income tax in Courroux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Courroux have?

Courroux has 3'439 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Courroux?

Courroux has 576 foreign residents, a share of 16.75% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton JU

Courroux

2805–2830

JU CANTON2805 2822 2823 2830

Residents

3'439

Area

19.7 km²

Population density

174 pop./km²

Elevation

486 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

878 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

215%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'766 51.4%

Men

1'673 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

716 20.8%

Swiss citizens

2'863 83.3%

Foreign residents

576 16.8%

Population density

174 pop./km²

0–19 · 716 · 20.8%20–64 · 1'976 · 57.5%65+ · 747 · 21.7%

Foreign residents 16.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Courroux

BFS

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

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

55.8% YesNo 44.2%

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

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.7%

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

15.5% YesNo 84.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP31.5% · strongest party

SP31.5%

SVP30.9%

Mitte16.8%

GRÜNE10.3%

FDP5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier215%

Cantonal tax multiplier285%

215%JU range 130%235%

Tax rank 27 of 51 in canton Jura

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'261 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 22 of 51 in the canton · 1424 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:16'261 CHF(~16.3%)

CourrouxCanton range JuraSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Courroux	Jura	Switzerland median
40'000	6.9%	5.8–7.2%	5.4%
50'000	9.1%	7.6–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	9.1–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	12.4%	10.4–12.9%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	11.7–14.4%	13.1%
90'000	15%	12.7–15.6%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	13.8–16.8%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	14.7–17.9%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.6–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	16.5–20%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.3–21%	19%
150'000	21.1%	18.1–21.8%	19.7%
175'000	23%	19.8–23.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	21.2–25.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.4–26.7%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.5–27.9%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	24.5–28.9%	26.8%
300'000	29%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020993 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

878 m

Mean elevation

530 m

Relief

489 m

Mean slope

11.9°

Flat share

36.0%

South-facing

27.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 489 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

33.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'400

33 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

0.82 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'701

Built before 194623.6%

Built since 200124.9%

0.82 %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 59 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 8 min

Remoteness 50/51 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecourroux.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'439 #5 JU · #642 CH Families & children20.8% #18 JU · #895 CH Age structure21.7% #34 JU · #921 CH Women share51.4% #10 JU · #277 CH Foreign residents16.8% #7 JU · #1153 CH Population density174/km² #6 JU · #1114 CH Tax burden16'261 #24 JU · #1426 CH Taxes215% #27 JU Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #21 JU · #1185 CH Sunniest municipalities41.9% #11 JU · #1154 CH Rainiest municipalities993 mm #48 JU · #1655 CH Voter turnout45% #29 JU · #2009 CH Against Switzerland26% #9 JU · #224 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #11 JU · #1270 CH SVP strongholds30.9% #8 JU · #1220 CH SP strongholds31.5% #10 JU · #31 CH Centre strongholds16.8% #45 JU · #710 CH FDP strongholds5.6% #34 JU · #1807 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #20 JU · #1751 CH Green strongholds10.3% #26 JU · #534 CH Largest by area19.7 km² #13 JU · #490 CH Highest municipalities486 m #32 JU · #1284 CH Remotest municipalities59 min #50 JU · #1381 CH Best-connected municipalities59 min #1 JU · #758 CH Highest peaks878 m #32 JU · #857 CH Highest-lying municipalities530 m #40 JU · #1307 CH Greatest vertical range489 m #16 JU · #702 CH Steepest municipalities11.9° #23 JU · #783 CH Solar potential33 GWh #8 JU · #603 CH Cheapest electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #5 JU · #1067 CH Most expensive electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #18 JU · #1012 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Courcelon2823 Courrendlin2830 Courroux2822 Soyhières2805

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Courroux?: Courroux has 4 postal codes: 2805, 2822, 2823, 2830.
What is the tax rate in Courroux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Courroux is 215% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
How much tax do you pay in Courroux?: A single person without children pays about 16'261 CHF income tax in Courroux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Courroux have?: Courroux has 3'439 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Courroux?: Courroux has 576 foreign residents, a share of 16.75% (2025).

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