Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
254 49.5%
Men
259 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
108 21.1%
Swiss citizens
478 93.2%
Foreign residents
35 6.8%
Population density
30 pop./km²
0–19 · 108 · 21.1%20–64 · 282 · 55.0%65+ · 123 · 24.0%
Foreign residents 6.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−1%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration −5
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
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 23.4% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 34.2% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 33.7% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 56.5% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
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
22.9% YesNo 77.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 30.8% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 49.8% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
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
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
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
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte23.9% · strongest party
Mitte23.9%
SVP23.4%
SP21.1%
FDP17.3%
GRÜNE11.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier160%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
160%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 3 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'659 CHF(14.7%)
Rank 3 of 51 in the canton · 959 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:14'659 CHF(~14.7%)
MuriauxCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Muriaux | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.1% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.5% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.7% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.6% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.5% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.4% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.1% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.9% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.4% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.6% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.8% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 25.7% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 26.6% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'455 mm
6.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'184 m
Mean elevation
1'019 m
Relief
478 m
Mean slope
7.1°
Flat share
47.5%
South-facing
15.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 478 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
12.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
16.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
24'776 kWh/yr
13 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
28.01 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
28.01 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.79 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA
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
0.68 %
Second homes
16.6 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
293
Built before 194658.7%
Built since 200112.3%
0.68 %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
192
Workplaces
70
Services share
27.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 107 (55.7%) · Secondary 33 (17.2%) · Tertiary 52 (27.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
32
Organic share
15.6 %
Farmland
741 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 municipalities513 #33 JU · #1794 CHGrowing municipalities-1% #36 JU · #1799 CHShrinking municipalities-1% #14 JU · #310 CHJobs per resident0.37 #27 JU · #984 CHFamilies & children21.1% #16 JU · #795 CHAge structure24% #24 JU · #526 CHWomen share49.5% #35 JU · #1301 CHForeign residents6.8% #35 JU · #1936 CHPopulation density30/km² #42 JU · #1900 CHTax burden14'659 #3 JU · #960 CHTaxes160% #3 JUWarmest municipalities6.6 °C #51 JU · #1894 CHSunniest municipalities42.4% #3 JU · #1066 CHRainiest municipalities1'455 mm #2 JU · #288 CHVoter turnout46.3% #31 JU · #1998 CHSVP strongholds23.4% #19 JU · #1646 CHSP strongholds21.1% #27 JU · #390 CHCentre strongholds23.9% #33 JU · #387 CHFDP strongholds17.3% #5 JU · #635 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #32 JU · #1842 CHGreen strongholds11.2% #20 JU · #436 CHLargest by area16.9 km² #19 JU · #568 CHHighest municipalities947 m #11 JU · #298 CHSecond homes16.6% #21 JU · #475 CHOrganic farming15.6% #33 JU · #849 CHBest-connected municipalities123 min #49 JU · #1948 CHRemotest municipalities123 min #2 JU · #168 CHHighest peaks1'184 m #4 JU · #620 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'019 m #3 JU · #404 CHGreatest vertical range478 m #17 JU · #712 CHSteepest municipalities7.1° #36 JU · #1231 CHSolar potential13 GWh #25 JU · #1366 CHSolar potential per capita24'776 kWh #14 JU · #93 CHCheapest electricity28.01 Rp./kWh #47 JU · #1339 CHMost expensive electricity28.01 Rp./kWh #5 JU · #769 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Muriaux?
- Muriaux has 2 postal codes: 2338, 2345.
- What is the tax rate in Muriaux?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Muriaux is 160% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Muriaux?
- A single person without children pays about 14'659 CHF income tax in Muriaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Muriaux have?
- Muriaux has 513 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Muriaux?
- Muriaux has 35 foreign residents, a share of 6.82% (2025).
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