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Fontenais

Get to know Fontenais

Fontenais is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

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On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Bressaucourt merged into the municipality of Fontenais.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2025 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

49%

Forest

  • Forest49%
  • Agriculture44%
  • Settlement7%
  • Other<1%
Survey period ending 2025 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 890 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

890

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.69%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.69%

1.80.90
20222026
Vacancy
20151.28%
20161.93%
20171.44%
20181.07%
20192.32%
20200.93%
20210.80%
20220.79%
20231.01%
20241.79%
20251.24%
20261.69%
Asking priceCHF 3'998/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings890Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 644 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings0During 2024
Primary residences84%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage1%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 fell by 1.3% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'645

1.7K848.50
20212025
Population
20101'667
20111'662
20121'686
20131'677
20141'674
20151'671
20161'686
20171'678
20181'685
20191'696
20201'690
20211'697
20221'674
20231'647
20241'632
20251'645
More about People
Population
1'645End of 2025

2025

1'645

1.7K848.50
20212025
Population
20101'667
20111'662
20121'686
20131'677
20141'674
20151'671
20161'686
20171'678
20181'685
20191'696
20201'690
20211'697
20221'674
20231'647
20241'632
20251'645
Foreign residents
8.5%End of 2025

2025

8.5%

9.24.60
20212025
Foreign residents
20107.7%
20118.1%
20128.6%
20138.5%
20148.7%
20158.9%
20169.4%
20178.8%
20188.8%
20198.6%
20208.9%
20218.7%
20228.7%
20239.2%
20248.5%
20258.5%
Jobs (FTE)
189

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 189 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

189

207103.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011201
2012168
2013169
2014179
2015169
2016162
2017176
2018203
2019191
2020184
2021198
2022193
2023207
2024189

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 15'142

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 15'142/ 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
235%Tax year 2026

2026

235%

235117.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010190%
2011200%
2012200%
2013200%
2014200%
2015200%
2016200%
2017210%
2018210%
2019235%
2020235%
2021235%
2022235%
2023235%
2024235%
2025235%
2026235%
Median taxable income
CHF 42'000All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 42'000

42.5K21.3K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 39'800
2011CHF 39'700
2012CHF 39'300
2013CHF 39'300
2014CHF 38'100
2015CHF 37'950
2016CHF 39'150
2017CHF 40'500
2018CHF 41'900
2019CHF 41'650
2020CHF 42'500
2021CHF 40'500
2022CHF 42'000
Median net income
CHF 47'700As of 2022

2022

CHF 47'700

48.5K24.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 46'200
2011CHF 46'150
2012CHF 45'000
2013CHF 45'500
2014CHF 44'800
2015CHF 43'600
2016CHF 44'450
2017CHF 47'600
2018CHF 48'450
2019CHF 47'850
2020CHF 48'250
2021CHF 44'400
2022CHF 47'700
Paying direct federal tax70%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
285%Tax year 2026

2026

285%

285142.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010285%
2011285%
2012285%
2013285%
2014285%
2015285%
2016285%
2017285%
2018285%
2019285%
2020285%
2021285%
2022285%
2023285%
2024285%
2025285%
2026285%

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

The municipality
Settlement type
Urban
Municipality type
Urban municipality of a small or outside agglomeration
Language region
French
Agglomeration
Porrentruy
Labour market region
Porrentruy
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020