Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
250 54.2%
Men
211 45.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
77 16.7%
Swiss citizens
358 77.7%
Foreign residents
103 22.3%
Population density
61 pop./km²
0–19 · 77 · 16.7%20–64 · 276 · 59.9%65+ · 108 · 23.4%
Foreign residents 22.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +8 (+1.8%) · 8 births · 4 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 de Delémont: 30.6% Yes
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 26.7% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 37.7% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 40.0% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 54.1% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
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
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 32.7% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Delémont: 51.1% Yes
67.9% YesNo 32.1%
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
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
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 de Delémont: 60.6% Yes
75.5% YesNo 24.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP56.1% · strongest party
SVP56.1%
GRÜNE13.2%
SP12.2%
Mitte8.2%
FDP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier215%
Cantonal tax multiplier285%
215%JU range 130%235%
Tax rank 28 of 51 in canton JuraTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'261 CHF(16.3%)
Rank 22 of 51 in the canton · 1424 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:16'261 CHF(~16.3%)
SoyhièresCanton range JuraSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Soyhières | Jura | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.9% | 5.8–7.2% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.1% | 7.6–9.5% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 9.1–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.4% | 10.4–12.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.9% | 11.7–14.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15% | 12.7–15.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.3% | 13.8–16.8% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.3% | 14.7–17.9% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.3% | 15.6–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 16.5–20% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.3% | 17.3–21% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.1% | 18.1–21.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23% | 19.8–23.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.5% | 21.2–25.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 22.4–26.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.1% | 23.5–27.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.1% | 24.5–28.9% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29% | 25.3–29.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'044 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
837 m
Mean elevation
536 m
Relief
454 m
Mean slope
20.1°
Flat share
10.4%
South-facing
41.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 454 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
4.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
5.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
900
Per inhabitant
9'046 kWh/yr
4 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
4.87 %
Second homes
14.3 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
267
Built before 194642.7%
Built since 200112.0%
4.87 %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
90
Workplaces
38
Services share
63.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 15 (16.7%) · Secondary 18 (20.0%) · Tertiary 57 (63.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
75 %
Farmland
245 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 municipalities461 #35 JU · #1840 CHGrowing municipalities1.8% #7 JU · #424 CHShrinking municipalities1.8% #44 JU · #1686 CHJobs per resident0.2 #45 JU · #1800 CHFamilies & children16.7% #43 JU · #1861 CHAge structure23.4% #26 JU · #603 CHWomen share54.2% #1 JU · #13 CHForeign residents22.3% #3 JU · #691 CHPopulation density61/km² #23 JU · #1713 CHTax burden16'261 #28 JU · #1430 CHTaxes215% #28 JUWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #15 JU · #1012 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #21 JU · #1232 CHRainiest municipalities1'044 mm #47 JU · #1419 CHVoter turnout47.8% #23 JU · #1939 CHSVP strongholds56.1% #2 JU · #99 CHSP strongholds12.2% #48 JU · #1280 CHCentre strongholds8.2% #49 JU · #1421 CHFDP strongholds6.6% #31 JU · #1743 CHGLP strongholds1.3% #39 JU · #1898 CHGreen strongholds13.2% #15 JU · #238 CHLargest by area7.5 km² #44 JU · #1203 CHHighest municipalities405 m #47 JU · #1875 CHSecond homes14.3% #28 JU · #641 CHOrganic farming75% #2 JU · #51 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #8 JU · #1007 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #44 JU · #1134 CHHighest peaks837 m #36 JU · #930 CHHighest-lying municipalities536 m #39 JU · #1278 CHGreatest vertical range454 m #23 JU · #744 CHSteepest municipalities20.1° #2 JU · #392 CHSolar potential4 GWh #46 JU · #1978 CHSolar potential per capita9'046 kWh #47 JU · #1250 CHCheapest electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #14 JU · #794 CHMost expensive electricity25.79 Rp./kWh #26 JU · #1301 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Soyhières?
- The postal code of Soyhières is 2805.
- What is the tax rate in Soyhières?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Soyhières is 215% (2026); canton JU levies 285%.
- How much tax do you pay in Soyhières?
- A single person without children pays about 16'261 CHF income tax in Soyhières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 22 of 51 in canton JU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Soyhières have?
- Soyhières has 461 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Soyhières?
- Soyhières has 103 foreign residents, a share of 22.34% (2025).
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