Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
141 47.2%
Men
158 52.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
48 16.1%
Swiss citizens
291 97.3%
Foreign residents
8 2.7%
Population density
26 pop./km²
0–19 · 48 · 16.1%20–64 · 169 · 56.5%65+ · 82 · 27.4%
Foreign residents 2.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−2.9%) · 3 births · 1 deaths · net migration −11
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 des Franches-Montagnes: 29.3% Yes
20.7% YesNo 79.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 23.4% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 34.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 33.7% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 56.5% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.5%
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 des Franches-Montagnes: 37.5% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 30.8% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 49.8% 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 des Franches-Montagnes: 65.4% Yes
67.9% YesNo 32.1%
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 des Franches-Montagnes: 58.2% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte40.7% · strongest party
Mitte40.7%
SVP20.1%
SP16.4%
GRÜNE12.0%
FDP8.3%
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 8 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%)
Le BémontCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Le Bémont | 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 1991–20207.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'494 mm
7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'075 m
Mean elevation
981 m
Relief
161 m
Mean slope
6.1°
Flat share
52.2%
South-facing
17.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 161 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
9.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
12.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'100
Per inhabitant
31'304 kWh/yr
9 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
27.91 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
27.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.79 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA
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
1.18 %
Second homes
23.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
169
Built before 194658.0%
Built since 20011.8%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.18 %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
103
Workplaces
42
Services share
21.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (68.9%) · Secondary 10 (9.7%) · Tertiary 22 (21.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
7.4 %
Farmland
685 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 municipalities299 #43 JU · #1962 CHGrowing municipalities-2.9% #47 JU · #2049 CHShrinking municipalities-2.9% #4 JU · #61 CHJobs per resident0.34 #31 JU · #1114 CHFamilies & children16.1% #47 JU · #1909 CHAge structure27.4% #12 JU · #211 CHWomen share47.2% #46 JU · #1999 CHForeign residents2.7% #50 JU · #2083 CHPopulation density26/km² #43 JU · #1927 CHTax burden15'679 #9 JU · #1145 CHTaxes195% #8 JUWarmest municipalities7.2 °C #46 JU · #1838 CHSunniest municipalities42% #10 JU · #1138 CHRainiest municipalities1'494 mm #1 JU · #249 CHVoter turnout46.7% #29 JU · #1987 CHSVP strongholds20.1% #30 JU · #1789 CHSP strongholds16.4% #43 JU · #804 CHCentre strongholds40.7% #3 JU · #126 CHFDP strongholds8.3% #19 JU · #1567 CHGLP strongholds0% #47 JU · #2036 CHGreen strongholds12% #16 JU · #353 CHLargest by area11.7 km² #31 JU · #842 CHHighest municipalities982 m #6 JU · #274 CHSecond homes23.7% #3 JU · #301 CHOrganic farming7.4% #44 JU · #1405 CHBest-connected municipalities107 min #36 JU · #1822 CHRemotest municipalities107 min #15 JU · #302 CHHighest peaks1'075 m #14 JU · #679 CHHighest-lying municipalities981 m #4 JU · #433 CHGreatest vertical range161 m #44 JU · #1533 CHSteepest municipalities6.1° #40 JU · #1386 CHSolar potential9 GWh #36 JU · #1595 CHSolar potential per capita31'304 kWh #5 JU · #37 CHCheapest electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #46 JU · #1325 CHMost expensive electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #6 JU · #783 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Bémont?
- Le Bémont has 3 postal codes: 2360, 2362, 2363.
- What is the tax rate in Le Bémont?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Bémont is 195% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Bémont?
- A single person without children pays about 15'679 CHF income tax in Le Bémont on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Bémont have?
- Le Bémont has 299 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Bémont?
- Le Bémont has 8 foreign residents, a share of 2.68% (2025).
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