Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character. The town contains many historical buildings, including a Romanesque abbey church, a collegiate church, a cloister, many medieval houses, a hermitage and an 18th-century bridge. The river Doubs makes a loop near Saint-Ursanne before flowing into France. Since 2009 Saint-Ursanne has been a part of the new municipality Clos du Doubs. An active railway station is located above the town, to the east.
The following figures are for the whole municipality St-Ursanne belongs to. The vacancy rate is 2.68%, 20% below the cantonal average (3.35 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215% (2026), 4% above the average of the canton's municipalities (206.6 %). A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'560 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Clos du Doubs (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). On the mean of the municipalities weighted by residents it is CHF 14'317 in the canton and CHF 12'251 in Switzerland. Median taxable income of all taxpayers is CHF 38'900 (tax period 2022). The municipality has 1'289 residents (2025).
Sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss Federal Tax Administration (FTA).
2 houses are currently listed to buy in St-Ursanne on Homematch. The selection updates throughout the day as agencies publish new listings.
Flats and houses in the municipality of Clos du Doubs are offered for sale at a median of CHF 5'481 per m² of living space, the middle half between CHF 4'520 and CHF 5'640 (10 listings, as of 27 Oct 2026). These are asking prices from listings on Swiss portals, not prices paid and not a valuation.
St-Ursanne is located in the canton of Jura.
The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) in St-Ursanne is 215% of the cantonal base tax (tax year 2026). Note: this is a multiplier of the cantonal income tax, not an effective tax rate, and it can only be compared within the same canton.
A single person without children on a gross wage of CHF 100'000 pays CHF 14'560 a year in canton, municipality and personal tax in the municipality of Clos du Doubs (tax year 2026, without church, federal and wealth tax). The amount holds for exactly this household and income and, unlike the tax multiplier, compares across cantons.
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Annual mean 9.4°C with 1'046 mm of rain. Warmest in July (18.2°C), coldest in January (1.2°C). Station: Fahy, 596 m.
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Fahy · 596 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · Source: MeteoSchweiz
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025 · Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
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