Jura · District des Franches-Montagnes · BFS commune no. 6751^[8]

Montfaucon

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 66’909per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’40716.4% of income

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

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 730per month, estimate

Residents^[5]5655.7% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]94 minto Delémont

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Montfaucon ranks for your household →
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Montfaucon has 565 residents, making it the 30th largest of the 51 communes in the canton of Jura.

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

With 25% 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 16’407 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 8 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 94 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	4’602 9.2%	11’199 14.0%	16’407 16.4%	31’916 21.3%	49’452 24.7%	87’510 29.2%
Married, single income, no children	1’724 3.4%	6’782 8.5%	11’016 11.0%	23’519 15.7%	39’232 19.6%	75’528 25.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’009 2.0%	5’515 6.9%	9’615 9.6%	21’326 14.2%	35’584 17.8%	71’073 23.7%
Married, single income, 2 children	174 0.3%	3’781 4.7%	7’246 7.2%	18’830 12.6%	33’526 16.8%	69’198 23.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 285%, commune 220%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 8.1%, Roman Catholic 11.3%.^[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 730	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 902	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’072	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	94
Biel/Bienne	123
Neuchâtel	129
Basel SBB	144
Solothurn	145
Muttenz	154
Yverdon-les-Bains	157
Liestal	162

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]
Le Bémont (JU)	15’679	660	299
Les Enfers	15’970	660	145
Les Genevez (JU)	15’970	660	518
Clos du Doubs	16’261	660	1’289
Montfaucon	16’407	660	565
Lajoux (JU)	16’407	660	712
Saint-Brais	16’552	660	248
Soubey	16’552	660	123
TramelanBE	17’665	592	4’670

Population

Residents565^[5]

Foreign nationals5.7%

Aged 0–1917.7%

Aged 20–6456.8%

Aged 65+25.5%

Area18.25 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 Montfaucon COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.