Switzerland · Canton BE · Administrative district
Verwaltungskreis Thun
BernVerwaltungskreis Thun is one of 10 districts of the canton of Bern and comprises 30 municipalities with 110'264 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Thun
44'163Residents
Steffisburg
16'599Residents
Heimberg
7'200Residents
Uetendorf
6'072Residents
Sigriswil
4'943Residents
Hilterfingen
4'130Residents
Wattenwil
3'219Residents
Thierachern
2'574Residents
Oberhofen am Thunersee
2'553Residents
Seftigen
2'175Residents
Uttigen
2'170Residents
Buchholterberg
1'584Residents
Reutigen
1'393Residents
Blumenstein
1'289Residents
Burgistein
1'077Residents
Unterlangenegg
1'069Residents
Stocken-Höfen
1'020Residents
Gurzelen
870Residents
Amsoldingen
849Residents
Fahrni
788Residents
Forst-Längenbühl
769Residents
Heiligenschwendi
732Residents
Uebeschi
695Residents
Homberg
499Residents
Eriz
494Residents
Oberlangenegg
483Residents
Pohlern
241Residents
Wachseldorn
232Residents
Horrenbach-Buchen
225Residents
Teuffenthal
157Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Verwaltungskreis Thun
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.5% YesNo 27.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
18.5% YesNo 81.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP34.8% · strongest party
SVP34.8%
SP16.0%
GLP10.5%
GRÜNE8.5%
Mitte6.8%
EVP6.4%
EDU6.3%
FDP6.1%
Übrige4.3%
SD0.4%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Uetendorf
148 %
median of its municipalities
178 %
Oberlangenegg
195 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 148 % % in Uetendorf to 195 % % in Oberlangenegg (median 178 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 16.2 % in Uetendorf to 17.7 % in Oberlangenegg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.59 %
Dwellings
58'815
Avg. rooms
3.6
Built before 1946
25.9%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+345 +0.3%
births
846
deaths
1'114
net migration
+614
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
52'567
Workplaces
7'695
Services share
73.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'379 (4.5%) · Secondary 11'298 (21.5%) · Tertiary 38'864 (73.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
774
Organic share
13.8 %
Farmland
12'769 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
7.6 °C
Precipitation
1'332 mm
Elevation
535–2'068 m
Flat share
25.3%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
816 GWh
Electricity
25.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
61 min
Road to centre
40 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.091–35.633 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 Thun rank
sum of its municipalities3600Thun3603Thun3604Thun3608Thun3612Steffisburg3613Steffisburg3614Unterlangenegg3615Heimenschwand×33616Schwarzenegg3617Fahrni b. Thun3618Süderen×23619Eriz3622Homberg b. Thun3623Horrenbach +13624Goldiwil (Thun) +13625Heiligenschwendi3626Hünibach3627Heimberg3628Uttigen3631Höfen b. Thun3632Niederstocken3633Amsoldingen3634Thierachern3635Uebeschi3636Längenbühl3638Blumenstein +13645Gwatt (Thun) +1×23647Reutigen3652Hilterfingen3653Oberhofen am Thunersee3654Gunten3655Sigriswil3656Tschingel ob Gunten3657Schwanden (Sigriswil)3658Merligen3661Uetendorf3662Seftigen3663Gurzelen3664Burgistein×23665Wattenwil3671Brenzikofen×23674Bleiken b. Oberdiessbach×26197Schangnau×4
7 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Aeschlen ob GuntenAmsoldingenBleiken b. OberdiessbachBlumensteinBrenzikofenBuchen BEBurgisteinErizFahrni b. ThunForst b. LängenbühlGoldiwil (Thun)GuntenGurzelenGwatt (Thun)HeiligenschwendiHeimbergHeimenschwandHilterfingenHöfen b. ThunHomberg b. ThunHorrenbachHünibachLängenbühlMerligenNiederstockenOberhofen am ThunerseeOberstockenPohlernReutigenRingoldswilSchangnauSchwanden (Sigriswil)SchwarzeneggSchwendibachSeftigenSigriswilSteffisburgSüderenTeuffenthal b. ThunThierachernThunTschingel ob GuntenUebeschiUetendorfUnterlangeneggUttigenWattenwilZwieselberg
Map
swisstopo · OSMArrondissement administratif Jura bernois47'003Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne107'448Verwaltungskreis Seeland79'107Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau86'163Verwaltungskreis Emmental100'490Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland430'771Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen16'863Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental41'799Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli49'166
- Which municipalities belong to Verwaltungskreis Thun?
- Verwaltungskreis Thun comprises 30 municipalities: Thun, Steffisburg, Heimberg, Uetendorf, Sigriswil, Hilterfingen, Wattenwil, Thierachern, Oberhofen am Thunersee, Seftigen, Uttigen, Buchholterberg, Reutigen, Blumenstein, Burgistein, Unterlangenegg, Stocken-Höfen, Gurzelen, Amsoldingen, Fahrni, Forst-Längenbühl, Heiligenschwendi, Uebeschi, Homberg, Eriz, Oberlangenegg, Pohlern, Wachseldorn, Horrenbach-Buchen, Teuffenthal. Together they have 110'264 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Verwaltungskreis Thun in?
- Verwaltungskreis Thun lies in the canton of Bern, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in Verwaltungskreis Thun?
- Verwaltungskreis Thun has 110'264 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 30 municipalities; the largest is Thun with 44'163.
- Does Verwaltungskreis Thun have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Verwaltungskreis Thun the municipal rate ranges from 148 % (Uetendorf) to 195 % (Oberlangenegg).
- How did Verwaltungskreis Thun vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Verwaltungskreis Thun voted 56.1 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.