Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: −4 (−0.1%) · 24 births · 28 deaths · net migration +9
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 Delémont: 30.6% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
27.3% YesNo 72.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
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
33.2% YesNo 66.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
32.6% YesNo 67.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
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
66.2% YesNo 33.8%
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
62.1% YesNo 37.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP31.5% · strongest party
SP31.5%
SVP30.9%
Mitte16.8%
GRÜNE10.3%
FDP5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
215%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 27 of 51 in canton JuraTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
33.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
43.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'400
Per inhabitant
9'709 kWh/yr
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 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
0.82 %
Second homes
12 %
Avg. rooms
4
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 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
984
Workplaces
238
Services share
48.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 84 (8.5%) · Secondary 419 (42.6%) · Tertiary 481 (48.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
32
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
1'033 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 municipalities3'439 #5 JU · #642 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #28 JU · #1496 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #22 JU · #617 CHJobs per resident0.29 #35 JU · #1358 CHFamilies & children20.8% #18 JU · #895 CHAge structure21.7% #34 JU · #921 CHWomen share51.4% #10 JU · #277 CHForeign residents16.8% #7 JU · #1153 CHPopulation density174/km² #6 JU · #1114 CHTax burden16'261 #24 JU · #1426 CHTaxes215% #27 JUWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #21 JU · #1185 CHSunniest municipalities41.9% #11 JU · #1154 CHRainiest municipalities993 mm #48 JU · #1655 CHVoter turnout45.9% #34 JU · #2010 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #9 JU · #228 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #11 JU · #1265 CHSVP strongholds30.9% #9 JU · #1223 CHSP strongholds31.5% #10 JU · #31 CHCentre strongholds16.8% #46 JU · #711 CHFDP strongholds5.6% #34 JU · #1811 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #21 JU · #1754 CHGreen strongholds10.3% #26 JU · #536 CHLargest by area19.7 km² #13 JU · #490 CHHighest municipalities486 m #32 JU · #1284 CHSecond homes12% #42 JU · #899 CHOrganic farming25% #17 JU · #491 CHBest-connected municipalities59 min #1 JU · #758 CHRemotest municipalities59 min #50 JU · #1381 CHHighest peaks878 m #32 JU · #857 CHHighest-lying municipalities530 m #40 JU · #1307 CHGreatest vertical range489 m #16 JU · #702 CHSteepest municipalities11.9° #23 JU · #783 CHSolar potential33 GWh #8 JU · #603 CHSolar potential per capita9'709 kWh #44 JU · #1117 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #7 JU · #787 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #19 JU · #1294 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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