Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
261 49.9%
Men
262 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
106 20.3%
Swiss citizens
491 93.9%
Foreign residents
32 6.1%
Population density
54 pop./km²
0–19 · 106 · 20.3%20–64 · 274 · 52.4%65+ · 143 · 27.3%
Foreign residents 6.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−0.6%) · 1 births · 1 deaths · net migration −1
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
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
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
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
26.3% YesNo 73.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
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
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
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 de Delémont: 60.6% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP34.2% · strongest party
SP34.2%
Mitte20.8%
SVP20.0%
GRÜNE17.5%
GLP3.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier225%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
225%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 38 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'552 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 36 of 51 in the canton · 1602 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:16'552 CHF(~16.6%)
MervelierCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mervelier | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.1% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.1% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.6% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.1% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.3% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.6% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.6% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.7% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.6% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.5% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.3% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.5% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.5% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.4% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'099 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'122 m
Mean elevation
755 m
Relief
590 m
Mean slope
17.7°
Flat share
13.0%
South-facing
27.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 590 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
6.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'500
Per inhabitant
12'983 kWh/yr
7 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
25.99 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.2 Rp./kWh
25.99 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
1.88 %
Second homes
15 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
266
Built before 194635.3%
Built since 200114.7%
1.88 %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
86
Workplaces
43
Services share
43 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 33 (38.4%) · Secondary 16 (18.6%) · Tertiary 37 (43.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
336 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 municipalities523 #31 JU · #1782 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #32 JU · #1668 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #19 JU · #442 CHJobs per resident0.16 #47 JU · #1969 CHFamilies & children20.3% #25 JU · #1063 CHAge structure27.3% #14 JU · #217 CHWomen share49.9% #30 JU · #1050 CHForeign residents6.1% #38 JU · #1968 CHPopulation density54/km² #26 JU · #1758 CHTax burden16'552 #41 JU · #1607 CHTaxes225% #38 JUWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #28 JU · #1275 CHSunniest municipalities40.8% #49 JU · #1508 CHRainiest municipalities1'099 mm #33 JU · #1114 CHVoter turnout53.9% #4 JU · #1372 CHSVP strongholds20% #31 JU · #1792 CHSP strongholds34.2% #7 JU · #17 CHCentre strongholds20.8% #39 JU · #499 CHFDP strongholds1.4% #50 JU · #2055 CHGLP strongholds3.3% #7 JU · #1542 CHGreen strongholds17.5% #6 JU · #54 CHLargest by area9.7 km² #36 JU · #989 CHHighest municipalities847 m #13 JU · #370 CHSecond homes15% #26 JU · #582 CHOrganic farming27.3% #16 JU · #397 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #18 JU · #1466 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #34 JU · #663 CHHighest peaks1'122 m #10 JU · #654 CHHighest-lying municipalities755 m #15 JU · #666 CHGreatest vertical range590 m #10 JU · #622 CHSteepest municipalities17.7° #5 JU · #468 CHSolar potential7 GWh #40 JU · #1772 CHSolar potential per capita12'983 kWh #38 JU · #633 CHCheapest electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #37 JU · #881 CHMost expensive electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #13 JU · #1225 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mervelier?
- The postal code of Mervelier is 2827.
- What is the tax rate in Mervelier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mervelier is 225% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mervelier?
- A single person without children pays about 16'552 CHF income tax in Mervelier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mervelier have?
- Mervelier has 523 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mervelier?
- Mervelier has 32 foreign residents, a share of 6.12% (2025).
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