Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
215 50.9%
Men
207 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
84 19.9%
Swiss citizens
376 89.1%
Foreign residents
46 10.9%
Population density
52 pop./km²
0–19 · 84 · 19.9%20–64 · 222 · 52.6%65+ · 116 · 27.5%
Foreign residents 10.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+1.9%) · 3 births · 4 deaths · net migration +9
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
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
60.2% YesNo 39.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
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
26.6% YesNo 73.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.2%
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
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
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
64.6% YesNo 35.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP39.7% · strongest party
SVP39.7%
SP20.7%
Mitte18.1%
GRÜNE13.9%
FDP2.5%
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 39 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%)
MovelierCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Movelier | 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 1991–20208.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'211 mm
8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
869 m
Mean elevation
721 m
Relief
301 m
Mean slope
14.7°
Flat share
15.6%
South-facing
33.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 301 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
7.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
18'199 kWh/yr
8 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
2.62 %
Second homes
23.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
267
Built before 194628.1%
Built since 200111.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
2.62 %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
74
Workplaces
31
Services share
39.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (35.1%) · Secondary 19 (25.7%) · Tertiary 29 (39.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
393 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 municipalities422 #37 JU · #1874 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #6 JU · #371 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #45 JU · #1741 CHJobs per resident0.18 #46 JU · #1890 CHFamilies & children19.9% #29 JU · #1202 CHAge structure27.5% #11 JU · #201 CHWomen share50.9% #17 JU · #477 CHForeign residents10.9% #17 JU · #1636 CHPopulation density52/km² #28 JU · #1771 CHTax burden16'552 #42 JU · #1608 CHTaxes225% #39 JUWarmest municipalities8.4 °C #36 JU · #1621 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #38 JU · #1387 CHRainiest municipalities1'211 mm #20 JU · #674 CHVoter turnout47.9% #21 JU · #1931 CHSVP strongholds39.7% #5 JU · #681 CHSP strongholds20.7% #30 JU · #421 CHCentre strongholds18.1% #45 JU · #642 CHFDP strongholds2.5% #46 JU · #2006 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #22 JU · #1755 CHGreen strongholds13.9% #13 JU · #198 CHLargest by area8.1 km² #41 JU · #1135 CHHighest municipalities701 m #16 JU · #594 CHSecond homes23.4% #5 JU · #304 CHOrganic farming0% #48 JU · #2076 CHBest-connected municipalities80 min #15 JU · #1357 CHRemotest municipalities80 min #38 JU · #769 CHHighest peaks869 m #33 JU · #871 CHHighest-lying municipalities721 m #16 JU · #720 CHGreatest vertical range301 m #33 JU · #993 CHSteepest municipalities14.7° #14 JU · #598 CHSolar potential8 GWh #38 JU · #1716 CHSolar potential per capita18'199 kWh #24 JU · #249 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #11 JU · #791 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #23 JU · #1298 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Movelier?
- Movelier has 2 postal codes: 2812, 2813.
- What is the tax rate in Movelier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Movelier is 225% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Movelier?
- A single person without children pays about 16'552 CHF income tax in Movelier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Movelier have?
- Movelier has 422 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Movelier?
- Movelier has 46 foreign residents, a share of 10.9% (2025).
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