Population
1'432↓1.0%
About Courtelary
Municipality · Bern
Courtelary is a municipality of the French-speaking Bernese Jura, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The town is the capital of the Jura bernois administrative district.
Population
1'432
Tax multiplier
214%
Courtelary in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.214%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'850↓0.6%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'425↑1.2%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
298%
1.47%↑37.4%
Above average in canton
- Agriculture51%
- Forest44%
- Settlement5%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
14.9%↑3.0%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
748
Jobs (FTE)
643↓1.7%
82%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Courtelary
The rental vacancy rate is 1.47%, 34% above the cantonal average (1.10 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 214%, 30% above the cantonal average (164 %). Median taxable income is CHF 56'800, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Courtelary has 1'432 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
