Population
2'528↓0.1%
About Saignelégier
Municipality · Jura
Saignelégier is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier.
Population
2'528
Tax multiplier
230%
Saignelégier in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.230%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'300↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'300↑2.3%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
285%
2.18%↑34.6%
Below average in canton
- Forest51%
- Agriculture42%
- Settlement6%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
8.5%↓3.1%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'514↑2.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'491↓0.6%
81%
Housing market in Saignelégier
The rental vacancy rate is 2.18%, 28% below the cantonal average (3.04 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 230%, 12% above the cantonal average (205 %). Median taxable income is CHF 52'250, 16% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Saignelégier has 2'528 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
