Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
701 50.2%
Men
696 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
288 20.6%
Swiss citizens
1'211 86.7%
Foreign residents
186 13.3%
Population density
112 pop./km²
0–19 · 288 · 20.6%20–64 · 813 · 58.2%65+ · 296 · 21.2%
Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.3%) · 13 births · 6 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 Delémont: 30.6% Yes
23.9% YesNo 76.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
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
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
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
60.7% YesNo 39.4%
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
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP28.7% · strongest party
SP28.7%
Mitte25.7%
SVP21.1%
GLP7.1%
GRÜNE6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier195%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
195%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 9 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'679 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 8 of 51 in the canton · 1144 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:15'679 CHF(~15.7%)
DevelierCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Develier | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.7% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.5% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.9% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.4% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.5% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.7% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.7% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.7% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.6% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.4% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.2% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.7% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.2% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.2% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.1% | 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 1991–20201'096 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
882 m
Mean elevation
602 m
Relief
440 m
Mean slope
11.2°
Flat share
21.0%
South-facing
40.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 440 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
20.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
14'667 kWh/yr
20 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
29.61 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.37 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.57 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.06 Rp./kWh
29.61 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.79 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Commune de Develier, service éléctrique
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
2.29 %
Second homes
11.8 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
654
Built before 194619.9%
Built since 200118.8%
2.29 %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
800
Workplaces
112
Services share
58 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 52 (6.5%) · Secondary 284 (35.5%) · Tertiary 464 (58.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
15
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
593 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 municipalities1'397 #14 JU · #1228 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #21 JU · #1244 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #30 JU · #873 CHJobs per resident0.57 #11 JU · #394 CHFamilies & children20.6% #21 JU · #961 CHAge structure21.2% #38 JU · #1016 CHWomen share50.2% #27 JU · #835 CHForeign residents13.3% #10 JU · #1423 CHPopulation density112/km² #10 JU · #1410 CHTax burden15'679 #8 JU · #1144 CHTaxes195% #9 JUWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #24 JU · #1188 CHSunniest municipalities42.2% #6 JU · #1100 CHRainiest municipalities1'096 mm #35 JU · #1132 CHVoter turnout49% #17 JU · #1861 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #20 JU · #579 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #1 JU · #932 CHSVP strongholds21.1% #25 JU · #1738 CHSP strongholds28.7% #18 JU · #76 CHCentre strongholds25.7% #27 JU · #340 CHFDP strongholds5.6% #35 JU · #1812 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #1 JU · #741 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #40 JU · #1278 CHLargest by area12.5 km² #28 JU · #776 CHHighest municipalities477 m #34 JU · #1340 CHSecond homes11.8% #43 JU · #929 CHOrganic farming20% #25 JU · #675 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #5 JU · #837 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #48 JU · #1319 CHHighest peaks882 m #31 JU · #854 CHHighest-lying municipalities602 m #30 JU · #1003 CHGreatest vertical range440 m #27 JU · #766 CHSteepest municipalities11.2° #27 JU · #841 CHSolar potential20 GWh #19 JU · #1000 CHSolar potential per capita14'667 kWh #30 JU · #447 CHCheapest electricity29.61 Rp./kWh #49 JU · #1712 CHMost expensive electricity29.61 Rp./kWh #3 JU · #395 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Develier?
- Develier has 2 postal codes: 2800, 2802.
- What is the tax rate in Develier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Develier is 195% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Develier?
- A single person without children pays about 15'679 CHF income tax in Develier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Develier have?
- Develier has 1'397 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Develier?
- Develier has 186 foreign residents, a share of 13.31% (2025).
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