Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
261 46.2%
Men
304 53.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
100 17.7%
Swiss citizens
533 94.3%
Foreign residents
32 5.7%
Population density
31 pop./km²
0–19 · 100 · 17.7%20–64 · 321 · 56.8%65+ · 144 · 25.5%
Foreign residents 5.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0.2%) · 6 births · 7 deaths · net migration −25
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
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 23.4% Yes
27.5% YesNo 72.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 34.2% Yes
39.5% YesNo 60.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 33.7% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 56.5% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
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
36.2% YesNo 63.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 30.8% Yes
35.0% YesNo 65.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 49.8% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
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
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
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
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte27.6% · strongest party
Mitte27.6%
SVP21.7%
SP20.6%
GRÜNE18.2%
FDP5.6%
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 34 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%)
MontfauconCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Montfaucon | 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 1991–20207.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'444 mm
7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'043 m
Mean elevation
944 m
Relief
452 m
Mean slope
9.1°
Flat share
36.2%
South-facing
20.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 452 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
13.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
23'929 kWh/yr
14 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
1.87 %
Second homes
29 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
374
Built before 194639.3%
Built since 20019.9%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.87 %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
206
Workplaces
68
Services share
51.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (26.2%) · Secondary 45 (21.8%) · Tertiary 107 (51.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
25
Organic share
8 %
Farmland
829 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 municipalities565 #29 JU · #1745 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #23 JU · #1306 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #28 JU · #811 CHJobs per resident0.36 #29 JU · #1028 CHFamilies & children17.7% #40 JU · #1719 CHAge structure25.5% #22 JU · #355 CHWomen share46.2% #48 JU · #2052 CHForeign residents5.7% #39 JU · #1984 CHPopulation density31/km² #41 JU · #1894 CHTax burden16'407 #33 JU · #1514 CHTaxes220% #34 JUWarmest municipalities7.6 °C #42 JU · #1773 CHSunniest municipalities41.8% #14 JU · #1169 CHRainiest municipalities1'444 mm #5 JU · #299 CHVoter turnout55% #3 JU · #1213 CHSVP strongholds21.7% #20 JU · #1714 CHSP strongholds20.6% #32 JU · #430 CHCentre strongholds27.6% #23 JU · #291 CHFDP strongholds5.6% #37 JU · #1814 CHGLP strongholds2.6% #19 JU · #1673 CHGreen strongholds18.2% #4 JU · #38 CHLargest by area18.3 km² #17 JU · #528 CHHighest municipalities1'000 m #4 JU · #264 CHSecond homes29% #2 JU · #266 CHOrganic farming8% #43 JU · #1367 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #31 JU · #1775 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #20 JU · #350 CHHighest peaks1'043 m #17 JU · #701 CHHighest-lying municipalities944 m #8 JU · #468 CHGreatest vertical range452 m #25 JU · #747 CHSteepest municipalities9.1° #31 JU · #1010 CHSolar potential14 GWh #24 JU · #1320 CHSolar potential per capita23'929 kWh #16 JU · #104 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #18 JU · #798 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #30 JU · #1305 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Montfaucon?
- Montfaucon has 2 postal codes: 2362, 2718.
- What is the tax rate in Montfaucon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Montfaucon is 220% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Montfaucon?
- A single person without children pays about 16'407 CHF income tax in Montfaucon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Montfaucon have?
- Montfaucon has 565 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Montfaucon?
- Montfaucon has 32 foreign residents, a share of 5.66% (2025).
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