Which municipalities belong to Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli?

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli comprises 28 municipalities: Interlaken, Unterseen, Meiringen, Matten bei Interlaken, Grindelwald, Brienz, Bönigen, Wilderswil, Ringgenberg, Lauterbrunnen, Beatenberg, Leissigen, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Schwanden bei Brienz, Habkern, Schattenhalb, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Brienzwiler, Oberried am Brienzersee, Gsteigwiler, Därligen, Iseltwald, Gündlischwand, Niederried bei Interlaken, Lütschental, Guttannen, Saxeten. Together they have 49'166 residents (BFS, 2025).

Which canton is Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli in?

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.

How many people live in Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli?

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli has 49'166 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 28 municipalities; the largest is Interlaken with 6'123.

Does Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli have its own tax rate?

No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli the municipal rate ranges from 150 % (Lütschental) to 210 % (Hasliberg).

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli (Bern): municipalities, population, votes

Municipalities in Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

BFS · 28

Matten bei Interlaken

Hofstetten bei Brienz

551Residents

Brienzwiler

499Residents

Oberried am Brienzersee

Niederried bei Interlaken

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli

district results as published by BFS

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities

SVP40.2% · strongest party

SVP40.2%

SP15.4%

GLP9.6%

FDP7.3%

GRÜNE7.1%

Mitte7.0%

EDU4.9%

Übrige4.4%

EVP3.6%

SD0.5%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026

Lütschental

150 %

median of its municipalities

178.5 %

Hasliberg

210 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 150 % % in Lütschental to 210 % % in Hasliberg (median 178.5 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.2 % in Lütschental to 18.2 % in Hasliberg (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.47 %

Dwellings

38'988

Avg. rooms

3.3

Built before 1946

33.6%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Population change 2025

+4 +0%

births

327

deaths

516

net migration

+170

BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities

Jobs

30'873

Workplaces

4'678

Services share

77.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 1'481 (4.8%) · Secondary 5'315 (17.2%) · Tertiary 24'009 (77.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Farms

500

Organic share

18.8 %

Farmland

8'707 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo

Annual mean temperature

2.7 °C

Precipitation

1'828 mm

Elevation

557–4'248 m

Flat share

5.2%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE

Solar potential

557 GWh

Electricity

25.6 Rp./kWh

Public transport to centre

99 min

Road to centre

61 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.93–33.539 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli rank

sum of its municipalities

Municipalities	Largest municipalities	Foreign residents	Tax burden
Interlaken	28/334	1/334	188/334
Unterseen	35/334	38/334	151/334
Meiringen	45/334	43/334	223/334
Matten bei Interlaken	55/334	27/334	271/334
Grindelwald	61/334	8/334	127/334
Brienz	82/334	81/334	172/334
Bönigen	94/334	119/334	247/334
Wilderswil	95/334	55/334	137/334
Ringgenberg	104/334	65/334	226/334
Lauterbrunnen	114/334	6/334	160/334
Beatenberg	178/334	30/334	317/334
Leissigen	179/334	92/334	287/334

Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois47'003 Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne107'448 Verwaltungskreis Seeland79'107 Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau86'163 Verwaltungskreis Emmental100'490 Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland430'771 Verwaltungskreis Thun110'264 Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen16'863 Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental41'799

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli?: Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli comprises 28 municipalities: Interlaken, Unterseen, Meiringen, Matten bei Interlaken, Grindelwald, Brienz, Bönigen, Wilderswil, Ringgenberg, Lauterbrunnen, Beatenberg, Leissigen, Hasliberg, Innertkirchen, Schwanden bei Brienz, Habkern, Schattenhalb, Hofstetten bei Brienz, Brienzwiler, Oberried am Brienzersee, Gsteigwiler, Därligen, Iseltwald, Gündlischwand, Niederried bei Interlaken, Lütschental, Guttannen, Saxeten. Together they have 49'166 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli in?: Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.
How many people live in Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli?: Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli has 49'166 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 28 municipalities; the largest is Interlaken with 6'123.
Does Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli have its own tax rate?: No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli the municipal rate ranges from 150 % (Lütschental) to 210 % (Hasliberg).
How did Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli vote in the latest federal vote?: On 27.09.2026, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli voted 23.2 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.

Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli