Population
7'532↑1.1%
About Bassecourt
City · Jura
Bassecourt is a former municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier, Soulce and Undervelier merged to form the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.
Population
7'532
Tax multiplier
210%
Bassecourt in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.210%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'200↑3.0%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 46'900↑2.6%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
285%
2.64%↑2.3%
Middle in canton
- Forest57%
- Agriculture35%
- Settlement7%
- Other0%
Foreign residents
17.4%↓1.6%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 15/ m²
−18% vs CH
Dwellings
3'864↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
2'730↓3.8%
85%
Housing market in Bassecourt
The rental vacancy rate is 2.64%, 13% below the cantonal average (3.04 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 210%, 3% above the cantonal average (205 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'000, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bassecourt has 7'532 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).