Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'294 51.2%
Men
1'234 48.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
437 17.3%
Swiss citizens
2'312 91.5%
Foreign residents
216 8.5%
Population density
80 pop./km²
0–19 · 437 · 17.3%20–64 · 1'418 · 56.1%65+ · 673 · 26.6%
Foreign residents 8.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−0.1%) · 16 births · 27 deaths · net migration +11
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
26.5% YesNo 73.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 23.4% Yes
21.2% YesNo 78.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 34.2% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 33.7% Yes
28.2% YesNo 71.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 56.5% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
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
38.3% YesNo 61.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 30.8% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District des Franches-Montagnes: 49.8% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
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
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
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
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP33.8% · strongest party
SP33.8%
Mitte26.3%
GRÜNE16.0%
SVP14.2%
FDP7.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier230%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
230%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 47 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'698 CHF(16.7%)
Rank 45 of 51 in the canton · 1709 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:16'698 CHF(~16.7%)
SaignelégierCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Saignelégier | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 7.1% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.4% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.2% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.7% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.3% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.5% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.7% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.8% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.8% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.8% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.8% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.6% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.5% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.1% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.5% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.7% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'390 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'089 m
Mean elevation
843 m
Relief
612 m
Mean slope
13.3°
Flat share
26.7%
South-facing
16.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 612 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
34.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'700
Per inhabitant
13'675 kWh/yr
35 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 range H4
25.09–27.91 Rp./kWh
26.5 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 25.79 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators BKW Energie AG · Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
2.18 %
Second homes
18.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'516
Built before 194633.9%
Built since 200119.3%
2.18 %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
1'917
Workplaces
323
Services share
59.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 106 (5.5%) · Secondary 668 (34.8%) · Tertiary 1'143 (59.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
13.9 %
Farmland
1'136 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 municipalities2'528 #8 JU · #835 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #29 JU · #1497 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #23 JU · #618 CHJobs per resident0.76 #6 JU · #177 CHFamilies & children17.3% #42 JU · #1788 CHAge structure26.6% #17 JU · #262 CHWomen share51.2% #12 JU · #332 CHForeign residents8.5% #27 JU · #1822 CHPopulation density80/km² #18 JU · #1591 CHTax burden16'698 #47 JU · #1711 CHTaxes230% #47 JUWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #43 JU · #1794 CHSunniest municipalities41.6% #18 JU · #1202 CHRainiest municipalities1'390 mm #10 JU · #369 CHVoter turnout51.1% #12 JU · #1692 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #8 JU · #187 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #17 JU · #1303 CHSVP strongholds14.2% #41 JU · #2019 CHSP strongholds33.8% #9 JU · #20 CHCentre strongholds26.3% #25 JU · #323 CHFDP strongholds7.1% #28 JU · #1705 CHGLP strongholds0.9% #41 JU · #1953 CHGreen strongholds16% #9 JU · #94 CHLargest by area31.7 km² #5 JU · #294 CHHighest municipalities978 m #7 JU · #277 CHSecond homes18.9% #12 JU · #363 CHOrganic farming13.9% #37 JU · #972 CHBest-connected municipalities108 min #39 JU · #1835 CHRemotest municipalities108 min #14 JU · #287 CHHighest peaks1'089 m #13 JU · #674 CHHighest-lying municipalities843 m #11 JU · #568 CHGreatest vertical range612 m #9 JU · #602 CHSteepest municipalities13.3° #16 JU · #683 CHSolar potential35 GWh #6 JU · #576 CHSolar potential per capita13'675 kWh #34 JU · #561 CHCheapest electricity26.5 Rp./kWh #42 JU · #1030 CHMost expensive electricity26.5 Rp./kWh #10 JU · #1077 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Saignelégier?
- Saignelégier has 3 postal codes: 2350, 2353, 2354.
- What is the tax rate in Saignelégier?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Saignelégier is 230% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Saignelégier?
- A single person without children pays about 16'698 CHF income tax in Saignelégier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 45 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Saignelégier have?
- Saignelégier has 2'528 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Saignelégier?
- Saignelégier has 216 foreign residents, a share of 8.54% (2025).
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