Population
1'304↑0.8%
About St-Ursanne
City · Jura
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.
Population
1'304
Tax multiplier
215%
Vacancy
3.03%
St-Ursanne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
215%
Median taxable income
CHF 51'361
−7% vs CH
Vacancy
3.03%↑3.8%
- Forest52%
- Agriculture43%
- Settlement4%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
8.4%↓6.0%
Dwellings
891↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
521↑1.6%
78%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in St-Ursanne
The rental vacancy rate is 3.03%, roughly the cantonal average (3.04 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 4% above the cantonal average (207 %). Median taxable income is CHF 51'361, 24% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). St-Ursanne has 1'304 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
