Population
2'531↓1.4%
About Saignelégier
City · Jura
Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier.
Population
2'531
Tax multiplier
230%
Saignelégier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
230%
Median taxable income
CHF 57'540
+5% vs CH
Vacancy
2.18%↑34.6%
- Forest51%
- Agriculture42%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
8.8%↑2.0%
Dwellings
1'514↑2.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'500↑2.0%
81%
1%
Fibre
Housing market in Saignelégier
The rental vacancy rate is 2.18%, 28% below the cantonal average (3.04 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 230%, 11% above the cantonal average (207 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'540, 14% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Saignelégier has 2'531 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
