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).

Switzerland · Canton JU

Mervelier

2827

JU CANTON2827

Residents

523

Area

9.7 km²

Population density

54 pop./km²

Elevation

847 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'122 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

225%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Mervelier

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.5%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

12.4% YesNo 87.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP34.2% · strongest party

SP34.2%

Mitte20.8%

SVP20.0%

GRÜNE17.5%

GLP3.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier225%

Cantonal tax multiplier285%

225%JU range 130%235%

Tax rank 38 of 51 in canton Jura

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

6.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4 Rp./kWh

27.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.9 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.88 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 85 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 34/51 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemervelier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities523 #31 JU · #1782 CH Families & children20.3% #25 JU · #1063 CH Age structure27.3% #14 JU · #217 CH Women share49.9% #30 JU · #1050 CH Foreign residents6.1% #38 JU · #1968 CH Population density54/km² #26 JU · #1758 CH Tax burden16'552 #41 JU · #1607 CH Taxes225% #38 JU Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #28 JU · #1275 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #49 JU · #1508 CH Rainiest municipalities1'099 mm #33 JU · #1114 CH Voter turnout52.2% #5 JU · #1450 CH SVP strongholds20% #30 JU · #1789 CH SP strongholds34.2% #7 JU · #17 CH Centre strongholds20.8% #39 JU · #498 CH FDP strongholds1.4% #49 JU · #2050 CH GLP strongholds3.3% #7 JU · #1539 CH Green strongholds17.5% #6 JU · #53 CH Largest by area9.7 km² #36 JU · #989 CH Highest municipalities847 m #13 JU · #369 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #34 JU · #663 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #18 JU · #1466 CH Highest peaks1'122 m #10 JU · #654 CH Highest-lying municipalities755 m #15 JU · #666 CH Greatest vertical range590 m #10 JU · #622 CH Steepest municipalities17.7° #5 JU · #468 CH Solar potential7 GWh #40 JU · #1772 CH Cheapest electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #8 JU · #1070 CH Most expensive electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #21 JU · #1015 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2827

Mervelier

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Mervelier2827

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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