Jura · District de Delémont · BFS commune no. 6715^[8]

Mervelier

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’852per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’55216.6% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 660adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 806per month, estimate

Residents^[5]5236.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]38 minto Delémont

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Mervelier has 523 residents, making it the 32nd largest of the 51 communes in the canton of Jura.

6% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 27% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’552 a year in income tax here, less than in 2 of its 3 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 660 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Delémont, about 38 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’645 9.3%	11’301 14.1%	16’552 16.6%	32’183 21.5%	49’844 24.9%	88’164 29.4%
Married, single income, no children	1’740 3.5%	6’844 8.6%	11’115 11.1%	23’720 15.8%	39’540 19.8%	76’080 25.4%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’018 2.0%	5’568 7.0%	9’704 9.7%	21’515 14.3%	35’878 17.9%	71’604 23.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	175 0.3%	3’818 4.8%	7’317 7.3%	18’999 12.7%	33’804 16.9%	69’711 23.2%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 285%, commune 225%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 8.1%, Roman Catholic 9.7%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, single premium region of Jura.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 621	CHF 660
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 151	CHF 167

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 806	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 970	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’191	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Delémont	38
Biel/Bienne	79
Basel SBB	89
Muttenz	99
Solothurn	100
Neuchâtel	105
Liestal	107
Olten	117

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Val Terbi	16’407	660	3’240
Mervelier	16’552	660	523
Beinwil (SO)SO	17’030	590	248
ScheltenBE	18’510	592	37

Population

Residents523^[5]

Foreign nationals6.1%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6452.4%

Aged 65+27.3%

Area9.74 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Mervelier COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.