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Courtelary

Get to know Courtelary

Courtelary is a municipality of the French-speaking Bernese Jura, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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The town is the capital of the Jura bernois administrative district.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

51%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture51%
  • Forest44%
  • Settlement5%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 751 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

751

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
2.00%As of 1 June 2026

2026

2.00%

210
20222026
Vacancy
20150.30%
20160.73%
20171.16%
20181.00%
20191.26%
20201.51%
20211.23%
20221.91%
20231.47%
20241.07%
20251.47%
20262.00%
Dwellings751Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 467 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings0During 2024
Primary residences82%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage2%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 12.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'432

1.4K723.50
20212025
Population
20101'270
20111'287
20121'259
20131'290
20141'353
20151'360
20161'366
20171'391
20181'438
20191'456
20201'405
20211'403
20221'420
20231'435
20241'447
20251'432
More about People
Population
1'432End of 2025

2025

1'432

1.4K723.50
20212025
Population
20101'270
20111'287
20121'259
20131'290
20141'353
20151'360
20161'366
20171'391
20181'438
20191'456
20201'405
20211'403
20221'420
20231'435
20241'447
20251'432
Foreign residents
14.9%End of 2025

2025

14.9%

15.47.70
20212025
Foreign residents
201013.2%
201113.1%
201213.2%
201312.9%
201414.8%
201514.3%
201613.7%
201715.0%
201815.9%
201916.4%
202015.5%
202115.4%
202215.1%
202315.1%
202414.4%
202514.9%
Jobs (FTE)
643

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 643 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

643

6543270
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011541
2012550
2013562
2014575
2015594
2016563
2017587
2018589
2019592
2020588
2021612
2022614
2023654
2024643

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 16'614

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 16'614/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
214%Tax year 2026

2026

214%

2141070
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010214%
2011214%
2012214%
2013214%
2014214%
2015214%
2016214%
2017214%
2018214%
2019214%
2020214%
2021214%
2022214%
2023214%
2024214%
2025214%
2026214%
Median taxable income
CHF 43'850All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 43'850

44.1K22.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 38'500
2011CHF 41'100
2012CHF 40'150
2013CHF 41'000
2014CHF 40'350
2015CHF 39'600
2016CHF 41'000
2017CHF 39'800
2018CHF 39'750
2019CHF 41'350
2020CHF 42'200
2021CHF 44'100
2022CHF 43'850
Median net income
CHF 50'425As of 2022

2022

CHF 50'425

50.4K25.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 45'000
2011CHF 48'200
2012CHF 46'350
2013CHF 45'800
2014CHF 46'000
2015CHF 46'400
2016CHF 47'350
2017CHF 47'400
2018CHF 46'500
2019CHF 46'500
2020CHF 47'405
2021CHF 49'825
2022CHF 50'425
Paying direct federal tax68%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
297.5%Tax year 2026

2026

297.5%

302.5151.30
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010306%
2011306%
2012306%
2013306%
2014306%
2015306%
2016306%
2017306%
2018306%
2019306%
2020306%
2021302.5%
2022302.5%
2023302.5%
2024302.5%
2025297.5%
2026297.5%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Centrally located rural municipality
Language region
French
Labour market region
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020