Population
7'053↓2.8%
About Moutier
City · Jura
Moutier is a municipality in Switzerland. Until 31 December 2025, the town belonged to the Jura bernois administrative district of the canton of Bern. On 28 March 2021, the population voted to secede and join the Canton of Jura. The decision entailed a lengthy process of transfer of competences between cantonal authorities.
Population
7'053
Tax multiplier
230%
Moutier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.230%
Cantonal tax multiplier
285%
7.27%↑21.0%
+573% vs CH
Foreign residents
28.6%↓0.6%
Median rent
CHF 13/ m²
−31% vs CH
Dwellings
4'306↑0.3%
Jobs (FTE)
2'937↑0.5%
80%
Housing market in Moutier
The rental vacancy rate is 7.27%, 117% above the cantonal average (3.35 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 230%, 11% above the cantonal average (207 %). Moutier has 7'053 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
