Which municipality in canton Jura has the greatest solar potential?

Delémont, whose roofs could generate about 107 GWh of electricity a year (2025) — the greatest modelled roof potential of any municipality in canton Jura.

Does this mean the municipality actually produces this much solar power?

No. It is the modelled potential of the available roof surfaces — the electricity they could generate if fully used. Actual installed photovoltaics produce far less. The figure comes from the BFE solar model and scales with how much roof area a municipality has.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The greatest solar potential in canton Jura

Name: Solar potential in canton Jura (JU): full ranking (2025)
Creator: Bundesamt für Energie (BFE)

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Delémont has the greatest solar-energy potential in canton Jura: its roofs could generate about 107 GWh of electricity a year. Next come Haute-Sorne (80 GWh) and Porrentruy (63 GWh). This is modelled roof potential — largest where there is the most roof area, not current generation. Source: BFE.

Ranking

BFE · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Roof potential	Residents
1	Delémont	107 GWh	12'739
2	Haute-Sorne	80 GWh	7'362
3	Porrentruy	63 GWh	6'601
4	Val Terbi	41 GWh	3'269
5	Courgenay	39 GWh	2'453
6	Saignelégier	35 GWh	2'568
7	Courrendlin	33 GWh	3'667
8	Courroux	33 GWh	3'396
9	Haute-Ajoie	32 GWh	1'057
10	Alle	30 GWh	1'907
11	Boncourt	28 GWh	1'171
12	La Baroche	26 GWh	1'134
13	Clos du Doubs	26 GWh	1'294
14	Courtételle	25 GWh	2'724
15	Le Noirmont	24 GWh	1'957
16	Basse-Allaine	23 GWh	1'203
17	Les Breuleux	23 GWh	1'642
18	Fontenais	21 GWh	1'647
19	Develier	20 GWh	1'372
20	Basse-Vendline	20 GWh	767
21	Bure	18 GWh	631
22	Les Bois	18 GWh	1'252
23	Cornol	14 GWh	1'060
24	Montfaucon	14 GWh	566
25	Muriaux	13 GWh	508
26	Lajoux	13 GWh	710
27	Boécourt	13 GWh	961
28	Coeuve	12 GWh	721
29	Fahy	11 GWh	332
30	Vendlincourt	11 GWh	547
31	Les Genevez	11 GWh	510
32	Courtedoux	10 GWh	774
33	Grandfontaine	10 GWh	381
34	Pleigne	10 GWh	349
35	Damphreux-Lugnez	10 GWh	363
36	Le Bémont	9 GWh	305
37	Bourrignon	9 GWh	261
38	Movelier	8 GWh	420
39	Rossemaison	7 GWh	733
40	Mervelier	7 GWh	535
41	Saint-Brais	6 GWh	239
42	Courchapoix	6 GWh	445
43	Saulcy	5 GWh	273
44	Courchavon	5 GWh	314
45	Châtillon	5 GWh	494
46	Soyhières	4 GWh	431
47	Ederswiler	4 GWh	117
48	Les Enfers	4 GWh	149
49	Soubey	4 GWh	125
50	Mettembert	2 GWh	112

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), retrieved 10.08.2026

How we measure this

BFE

Modelled annual electricity that rooftop photovoltaics could produce across the whole municipality, in gigawatt-hours per year, from the BFE «Solarenergiepotenziale der Schweizer Gemeinden» model (2025 snapshot). It is a potential, not installed capacity or actual generation, and it scales with roof area — so large towns lead simply because they have more roofs. It is a rolling model snapshot, not an annual survey. The companion roofs-plus-façades scenario adds vertical surfaces.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Jura has the greatest solar potential?: Delémont, whose roofs could generate about 107 GWh of electricity a year (2025) — the greatest modelled roof potential of any municipality in canton Jura.
Does this mean the municipality actually produces this much solar power?: No. It is the modelled potential of the available roof surfaces — the electricity they could generate if fully used. Actual installed photovoltaics produce far less. The figure comes from the BFE solar model and scales with how much roof area a municipality has.