What is the postal code of Aarwangen?

Aarwangen has 2 postal codes: 4912, 4922.

What is the tax rate in Aarwangen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aarwangen is 157% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Aarwangen?

A single person without children pays about 16'463 CHF income tax in Aarwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aarwangen have?

Aarwangen has 4'873 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aarwangen?

Aarwangen has 967 foreign residents, a share of 19.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Aarwangen

4912–4922

BE CANTON4912 4922

Residents

4'873

Area

9.9 km²

Population density

492 pop./km²

Elevation

437 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

157%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'423 49.7%

Men

2'450 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

980 20.1%

Swiss citizens

3'906 80.2%

Foreign residents

967 19.8%

Population density

492 pop./km²

0–19 · 980 · 20.1%20–64 · 2'824 · 58.0%65+ · 1'069 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 19.8%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Aarwangen

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.4% YesNo 49.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.4% YesNo 78.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

12.7% YesNo 87.4%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.6% · strongest party

SVP37.6%

SP15.5%

FDP10.6%

GLP10.4%

Mitte8.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier157%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

157%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 63 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'463 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 63 of 334 in the canton · 1554 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'463 CHF(~16.5%)

AarwangenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aarwangen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.9%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	20.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'117 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

513 m

Mean elevation

451 m

Relief

105 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

71.8%

South-facing

4.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 105 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

39.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'800

40 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.85 Rp./kWh

Energy

16.45 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.36 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

30.85 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Aarwangen, Elektrizitätsversorgung

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.82 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'306

Built before 194620.4%

Built since 200124.2%

1.82 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 68 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 139/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteaarwangen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'873 #44 BE · #451 CH Families & children20.1% #124 BE · #1101 CH Age structure21.9% #227 BE · #868 CH Women share49.7% #214 BE · #1103 CH Foreign residents19.8% #53 BE · #879 CH Population density492/km² #56 BE · #513 CH Tax burden16'463 #63 BE · #1554 CH Taxes157% #63 BE Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #75 BE · #1025 CH Sunniest municipalities40.3% #294 BE · #1665 CH Rainiest municipalities1'117 mm #194 BE · #996 CH Voter turnout48.1% #270 BE · #1847 CH Against Switzerland16% #105 BE · #828 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #91 BE · #570 CH SVP strongholds37.6% #226 BE · #796 CH SP strongholds15.5% #133 BE · #887 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #144 BE · #1363 CH FDP strongholds10.6% #36 BE · #1308 CH GLP strongholds10.4% #81 BE · #271 CH Green strongholds7.8% #122 BE · #907 CH Largest by area9.9 km² #151 BE · #966 CH Highest municipalities437 m #319 BE · #1636 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #139 BE · #1075 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #193 BE · #1011 CH Highest peaks513 m #304 BE · #1834 CH Highest-lying municipalities451 m #311 BE · #1712 CH Greatest vertical range105 m #275 BE · #1808 CH Steepest municipalities4° #264 BE · #1735 CH Solar potential40 GWh #62 BE · #473 CH Cheapest electricity30.85 Rp./kWh #278 BE · #1815 CH Most expensive electricity30.85 Rp./kWh #57 BE · #292 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aarwangen4912 Bützberg4922

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aarwangen?: Aarwangen has 2 postal codes: 4912, 4922.
What is the tax rate in Aarwangen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aarwangen is 157% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Aarwangen?: A single person without children pays about 16'463 CHF income tax in Aarwangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 63 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aarwangen have?: Aarwangen has 4'873 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aarwangen?: Aarwangen has 967 foreign residents, a share of 19.84% (2025).

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