Population
1'289↓1.2%
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
1'289
Tax multiplier
215%
St-Ursanne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.215%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 38'900↓0.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 44'525↑1.1%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
285%
2.68%↓11.6%
Middle in canton
- Forest52%
- Agriculture43%
- Settlement4%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
7.7%↓8.1%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
896↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
514↓1.3%
78%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in St-Ursanne
The rental vacancy rate is 2.68%, 20% below the cantonal average (3.35 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 215%, 4% above the cantonal average (207 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'650, 23% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). St-Ursanne has 1'289 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
