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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The fastest-growing municipalities in canton Jura

National ranking

Châtillon is growing fastest in canton Jura: its population rose 5.3 % in 2025. Next come Saint-Brais (4.6 %) and Rossemaison (3.7 %). The basis is the year’s population change from births, deaths and migration. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).

Ranking

BFS · 2025
RankMunicipalityPopulation growthResidents
1Châtillon5.3%500
2Saint-Brais4.6%248
3Rossemaison3.7%767
4Courchavon2.8%332
5Bure2.3%660
6Movelier1.9%422
7Soyhières1.8%461
8Damphreux-Lugnez1.6%376
9Courchapoix1.6%456
10Delémont1.4%12'991
11Courrendlin1.4%3'737
12Haute-Sorne1.1%7'532
13Alle1%1'965
14Courgenay1%2'463
15Pleigne0.8%368
16Fontenais0.8%1'645
17Basse-Vendline0.7%741
18Coeuve0.4%720
19Les Genevez0.4%518
20Porrentruy0.4%6'597
21Develier0.3%1'397
22Les Breuleux0.3%1'631
23Montfaucon0.2%565
24Les Bois0.2%1'246
25Le Noirmont0.1%1'936
26Cornol-0.1%1'082
27Haute-Ajoie-0.1%1'063
28Courroux-0.1%3'439
29Saignelégier-0.1%2'528
30Courtételle-0.1%2'784
31Vendlincourt-0.5%554
32Mervelier-0.6%523
33Boécourt-0.8%953
34Val Terbi-0.9%3'240
35Boncourt-0.9%1'159
36Muriaux-1%513
37La Baroche-1%1'124
38Saulcy-1.1%274
39Lajoux-1.1%712
40Clos du Doubs-1.2%1'289
41Basse-Allaine-1.3%1'182
42Bourrignon-1.5%259
43Courtedoux-1.6%749
44Soubey-1.6%123
45Fahy-2.7%328
46Mettembert-2.7%109
47Le Bémont-2.9%299
48Ederswiler-3.5%111
49Les Enfers-4%145
50Grandfontaine-4.2%362
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS

Change in the permanent resident population during calendar year 2025, in percent of the population on 1 January, from the FSO statistics on natural population movement (BEVNAT) and migration. A positive value means growth, a negative one decline. The percentage makes small and large municipalities comparable.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Jura is growing fastest?
Châtillon: +5.3 % population in 2025 — the strongest growth of any municipality in canton Jura. Source: FSO (BEVNAT).
How is population growth measured?
It is the change in the permanent resident population over the calendar year, in percent of the starting population, from births, deaths and in/out-migration (FSO BEVNAT). A percentage rather than absolute heads makes villages and cities fairly comparable.