Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
55 50.5%
Men
54 49.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
26 23.9%
Swiss citizens
96 88.1%
Foreign residents
13 11.9%
Population density
47 pop./km²
0–19 · 26 · 23.9%20–64 · 50 · 45.9%65+ · 33 · 30.3%
Foreign residents 11.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−2.7%) · 1 births · 2 deaths · net migration −3
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
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
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
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
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
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
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
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.1% · strongest party
SVP29.1%
Mitte20.0%
GRÜNE19.1%
SP19.1%
Übrige8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier220%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
220%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 31 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'407 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 29 of 51 in the canton · 1510 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:16'407 CHF(~16.4%)
MettembertCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mettembert | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.5% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.2% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.4% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.5% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.5% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.5% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.3% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.2% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.7% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.1% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.3% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.3% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.2% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'242 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
809 m
Mean elevation
651 m
Relief
326 m
Mean slope
17.6°
Flat share
4.8%
South-facing
80.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 326 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
2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
2.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
400
Per inhabitant
18'257 kWh/yr
2 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
0 %
Second homes
23 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
64
Built before 194631.3%
Built since 200115.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0 %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
12
Workplaces
7
Services share
66.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 4 (33.3%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 8 (66.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
1
Organic share
100 %
Farmland
79 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
BFSBFS municipality number6716
DistrictDistrict de Delémont
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities109 #50 JU · #2082 CHGrowing municipalities-2.7% #46 JU · #2039 CHShrinking municipalities-2.7% #5 JU · #70 CHJobs per resident0.11 #50 JU · #2082 CHFamilies & children23.9% #2 JU · #186 CHAge structure30.3% #7 JU · #91 CHWomen share50.5% #25 JU · #655 CHForeign residents11.9% #15 JU · #1556 CHPopulation density47/km² #32 JU · #1800 CHTax burden16'407 #32 JU · #1513 CHTaxes220% #31 JUWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #31 JU · #1444 CHSunniest municipalities41.6% #16 JU · #1200 CHRainiest municipalities1'242 mm #13 JU · #601 CHVoter turnout62.1% #1 JU · #418 CHSVP strongholds29.1% #12 JU · #1331 CHSP strongholds19.1% #37 JU · #537 CHCentre strongholds20% #40 JU · #528 CHFDP strongholds1.8% #49 JU · #2038 CHGLP strongholds0% #46 JU · #2035 CHGreen strongholds19.1% #3 JU · #31 CHLargest by area2.3 km² #50 JU · #1977 CHHighest municipalities660 m #17 JU · #670 CHSecond homes23% #7 JU · #308 CHOrganic farming100% #1 JU · #21 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #19 JU · #1467 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #35 JU · #664 CHHighest peaks809 m #37 JU · #977 CHHighest-lying municipalities651 m #22 JU · #875 CHGreatest vertical range326 m #32 JU · #949 CHSteepest municipalities17.6° #6 JU · #471 CHSolar potential2 GWh #50 JU · #2084 CHSolar potential per capita18'257 kWh #23 JU · #247 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #10 JU · #790 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #22 JU · #1297 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Mettembert?
- The postal code of Mettembert is 2806.
- What is the tax rate in Mettembert?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Mettembert is 220% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Mettembert?
- A single person without children pays about 16'407 CHF income tax in Mettembert on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Mettembert have?
- Mettembert has 109 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Mettembert?
- Mettembert has 13 foreign residents, a share of 11.93% (2025).
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