Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'748 49.8%
Men
3'784 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'591 21.1%
Swiss citizens
6'224 82.6%
Foreign residents
1'308 17.4%
Population density
106 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'591 · 21.1%20–64 · 4'339 · 57.6%65+ · 1'602 · 21.3%
Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +79 (+1.1%) · 64 births · 66 deaths · net migration +90
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
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
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
34.0% YesNo 66.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
36.9% YesNo 63.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
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
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
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
64.9% YesNo 35.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP36.9% · strongest party
SP36.9%
Mitte24.6%
SVP18.3%
GRÜNE9.1%
FDP5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
210%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 21 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'115 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 19 of 51 in the canton · 1336 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:16'115 CHF(~16.1%)
Haute-SorneCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Haute-Sorne | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.9% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.8% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.7% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.9% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.1% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.2% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.2% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.1% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.1% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.9% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.8% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.6% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.9% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.7% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'239 mm
7.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'161 m
Mean elevation
691 m
Relief
718 m
Mean slope
16.1°
Flat share
17.4%
South-facing
22.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 718 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
80.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
103.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'800
Per inhabitant
10'636 kWh/yr
80 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
2.64 %
Second homes
15.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
3'858
Built before 194626.4%
Built since 200119.0%
2.64 %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
3'447
Workplaces
533
Services share
41.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 170 (4.9%) · Secondary 1'859 (53.9%) · Tertiary 1'418 (41.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
55
Organic share
30.9 %
Farmland
2'094 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 municipalities7'532 #2 JU · #264 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #12 JU · #759 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #39 JU · #1355 CHJobs per resident0.46 #17 JU · #650 CHFamilies & children21.1% #15 JU · #794 CHAge structure21.3% #37 JU · #995 CHWomen share49.8% #32 JU · #1094 CHForeign residents17.4% #5 JU · #1096 CHPopulation density106/km² #12 JU · #1438 CHTax burden16'115 #20 JU · #1337 CHTaxes210% #21 JUWarmest municipalities7.8 °C #40 JU · #1745 CHSunniest municipalities41% #44 JU · #1431 CHRainiest municipalities1'239 mm #14 JU · #610 CHVoter turnout43.3% #45 JU · #2072 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #11 JU · #230 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #13 JU · #1267 CHSVP strongholds18.3% #36 JU · #1872 CHSP strongholds36.9% #3 JU · #6 CHCentre strongholds24.6% #30 JU · #363 CHFDP strongholds5.6% #36 JU · #1813 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #23 JU · #1756 CHGreen strongholds9.1% #30 JU · #699 CHLargest by area71 km² #1 JU · #110 CHHighest municipalities477 m #35 JU · #1341 CHSecond homes15.1% #25 JU · #574 CHOrganic farming30.9% #10 JU · #318 CHBest-connected municipalities70 min #9 JU · #1092 CHRemotest municipalities70 min #43 JU · #1041 CHHighest peaks1'161 m #8 JU · #640 CHHighest-lying municipalities691 m #19 JU · #781 CHGreatest vertical range718 m #4 JU · #547 CHSteepest municipalities16.1° #9 JU · #539 CHSolar potential80 GWh #2 JU · #147 CHSolar potential per capita10'636 kWh #42 JU · #966 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #15 JU · #795 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #27 JU · #1302 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Haute-Sorne?
- Haute-Sorne has 6 postal codes: 2748, 2853, 2854, 2855, 2863, 2864.
- What is the tax rate in Haute-Sorne?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Haute-Sorne is 210% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Haute-Sorne?
- A single person without children pays about 16'115 CHF income tax in Haute-Sorne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Haute-Sorne have?
- Haute-Sorne has 7'532 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Haute-Sorne?
- Haute-Sorne has 1'308 foreign residents, a share of 17.37% (2025).
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