About Sonceboz-Sombeval
Sonceboz-Sombeval is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.
- Canton
- Bern
- Area
- 15.0 km²
Population
1'909residents
Median taxable income
CHF 63'696
Vacancy
1.65%
Foreign residents
16.8%
Dwellings
970
Jobs (FTE)
1'672
Tax multiplier
172%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Sonceboz-Sombeval, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'672 full-time-equivalent jobs across 106 businesses — services make up 32% of employment, industry 66% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'672FTE total
Primary2.3%
Secondary66.0%
Tertiary31.7%
Land use
8% built-up, 34% agricultural, 58% forest. Measured across 1'495 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement7.7%
Agriculture34.0%
Forest58.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 37.9%, ahead of SP at 17.3%.
Source BFS
SVP37.9%+13.4 pp
SP17.3%−1.1 pp
Grüne11.5%−1.6 pp
EVP9.9%±0 pp
EDU6.9%−1.6 pp
FDP6.6%+2.6 pp
GLP4.8%−2.0 pp
Others
4.0%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
83.7% of dwellings are primary residences; 16.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences83.7%
Second homes16.3%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Chaumont has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Chaumont · 1136 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
