Jura · District des Franches-Montagnes · BFS commune no. 6757^[7]

Saignelégier

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 75’378per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’69816.7% of income

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

Residents^[4]2’5288.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]83 minto Delémont

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Saignelégier has 2’528 residents, making it the 9th largest of the 51 communes in the canton of Jura.

9% 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 16’698 a year in income tax here, less than in 1 of its 7 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Jura.

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 83 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	4’689 9.4%	11’403 14.3%	16’698 16.7%	32’448 21.6%	50’236 25.1%	88’818 29.6%
Married, single income, no children	1’757 3.5%	6’907 8.6%	11’215 11.2%	23’921 15.9%	39’852 19.9%	76’632 25.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’028 2.1%	5’620 7.0%	9’793 9.8%	21’702 14.5%	36’172 18.1%	72’135 24.0%
Married, single income, 2 children	177 0.4%	3’856 4.8%	7’389 7.4%	19’168 12.8%	34’082 17.0%	70’224 23.4%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 285%, commune 230%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 8.1%, Roman Catholic 8%.^[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

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.^[6]

Hub	Minutes
Delémont	83
Biel/Bienne	99
Neuchâtel	99
Solothurn	120
Yverdon-les-Bains	127
Basel SBB	133
Bern	139
Olten	143

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^[4]
Les Breuleux	13’786	660	1’631
Muriaux	14’659	660	513
Le Noirmont	14’951	660	1’936
Le Bémont (JU)	15’679	660	299
Les Enfers	15’970	660	145
Soubey	16’552	660	123
Saignelégier	16’698	660	2’528
TramelanBE	17’665	592	4’670

Population

Residents2’528^[4]

Foreign nationals8.5%

Aged 0–1917.3%

Aged 20–6456.1%

Aged 65+26.6%

Area31.67 km²^[5]

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), 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.

Coat of arms: CHE Saignelégier COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.