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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
804 49.3%
Men
827 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
350 21.5%
Swiss citizens
1'417 86.9%
Foreign residents
214 13.1%
Population density
110 pop./km²
0–19 · 350 · 21.5%20–64 · 939 · 57.6%65+ · 342 · 21.0%
Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.3%) · 17 births · 10 deaths · net migration −12
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
27.5% YesNo 72.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 23.4% Yes
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 34.2% Yes
32.7% YesNo 67.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 33.7% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 56.5% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
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
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 30.8% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 49.8% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
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
67.4% YesNo 32.6%
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 des Franches-Montagnes: 58.2% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP30.8% · strongest party
SP30.8%
Mitte23.5%
FDP18.7%
GRÜNE11.7%
SVP11.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
130%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 1 of 51 in canton Jura
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'786 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 1 of 51 in the canton · 785 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'786 CHF(~13.8%)
Les BreuleuxCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLes BreuleuxJuraSwitzerland median
40'0005.8%5.8–7.2%5.4%
50'0007.6%7.6–9.5%7.8%
60'0009.1%9.1–11.3%10.5%
70'00010.4%10.4–12.9%11.9%
80'00011.7%11.7–14.4%13.1%
90'00012.7%12.7–15.6%14.1%
100'00013.8%13.8–16.8%15.3%
110'00014.7%14.7–17.9%16.3%
120'00015.6%15.6–19%17.2%
130'00016.5%16.5–20%18.1%
140'00017.3%17.3–21%19%
150'00018.1%18.1–21.8%19.7%
175'00019.8%19.8–23.7%21.6%
200'00021.2%21.2–25.3%23.2%
225'00022.4%22.4–26.7%24.6%
250'00023.5%23.5–27.9%25.8%
275'00024.5%24.5–28.9%26.8%
300'00025.3%25.3–29.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'448 mm
6.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'177 m
Mean elevation
1'037 m
Relief
206 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
59.0%
South-facing
13.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 206 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
22.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
30.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'000
Per inhabitant
13'826 kWh/yr
23 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
27.51 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.9 Rp./kWh
27.51 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
Standard 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
4.67 %
Second homes
11.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
878
Built before 194642.4%
Built since 200115.4%
4.67 %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 · 2024
Jobs
1'326
Workplaces
137
Services share
23.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 71 (5.4%) · Secondary 943 (71.1%) · Tertiary 312 (23.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
28
Organic share
17.9 %
Farmland
713 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 115 min · Car 71 min
AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 33 min
Remoteness 9/51 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6743
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'631 #13 JU · #1108 CHGrowing municipalities0.3% #22 JU · #1260 CHShrinking municipalities0.3% #29 JU · #852 CHJobs per resident0.81 #5 JU · #158 CHFamilies & children21.5% #13 JU · #671 CHAge structure21% #40 JU · #1051 CHWomen share49.3% #39 JU · #1412 CHForeign residents13.1% #11 JU · #1444 CHPopulation density110/km² #11 JU · #1419 CHTax burden13'786 #1 JU · #785 CHTaxes130% #1 JUWarmest municipalities6.8 °C #50 JU · #1875 CHSunniest municipalities42.2% #7 JU · #1101 CHRainiest municipalities1'448 mm #4 JU · #292 CHVoter turnout51.3% #11 JU · #1669 CHAgainst Switzerland24.8% #12 JU · #239 CHAligned with Switzerland75.2% #10 JU · #1227 CHSVP strongholds11.3% #48 JU · #2082 CHSP strongholds30.8% #13 JU · #39 CHCentre strongholds23.5% #35 JU · #397 CHFDP strongholds18.7% #3 JU · #545 CHGLP strongholds1.7% #30 JU · #1813 CHGreen strongholds11.7% #17 JU · #386 CHLargest by area14.9 km² #21 JU · #652 CHHighest municipalities1'039 m #1 JU · #241 CHSecond homes11.7% #44 JU · #942 CHOrganic farming17.9% #31 JU · #738 CHBest-connected municipalities115 min #43 JU · #1902 CHRemotest municipalities115 min #9 JU · #224 CHHighest peaks1'177 m #5 JU · #627 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'037 m #1 JU · #392 CHGreatest vertical range206 m #39 JU · #1338 CHSteepest municipalities5° #44 JU · #1585 CHSolar potential23 GWh #17 JU · #927 CHSolar potential per capita13'826 kWh #32 JU · #554 CHCheapest electricity27.51 Rp./kWh #44 JU · #1179 CHMost expensive electricity27.51 Rp./kWh #8 JU · #928 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Les Breuleux?
The postal code of Les Breuleux is 2345.
What is the tax rate in Les Breuleux?
The municipal tax multiplier of Les Breuleux is 130% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
How much tax do you pay in Les Breuleux?
A single person without children pays about 13'786 CHF income tax in Les Breuleux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Les Breuleux have?
Les Breuleux has 1'631 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Les Breuleux?
Les Breuleux has 214 foreign residents, a share of 13.12% (2025).

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