What is the postal code of Adelboden?

Adelboden has 2 postal codes: 3715, 3725.

What is the tax rate in Adelboden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Adelboden is 199% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Adelboden?

A single person without children pays about 17'828 CHF income tax in Adelboden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 318 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Adelboden have?

Adelboden has 3'438 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Adelboden?

Adelboden has 388 foreign residents, a share of 11.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Adelboden

3715–3725

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'760 51.2%

Men

1'678 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

679 19.7%

Swiss citizens

3'050 88.7%

Foreign residents

388 11.3%

Population density

39 pop./km²

0–19 · 679 · 19.7%20–64 · 1'935 · 56.3%65+ · 824 · 24.0%

Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +18 (+0.5%) · 39 births · 35 deaths · net migration +20

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Adelboden

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 20.3% Yes

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 42.4% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 28.9% Yes

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.4% Yes

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 62.1% Yes

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 31.7% Yes

21.7% YesNo 78.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 38.4% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.3%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 19.0% Yes

12.7% YesNo 87.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 48.0% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental: 46.6% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.2% · strongest party

SVP42.2%

EDU26.8%

GLP7.8%

SP6.2%

EVP6.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier199%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

199%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 318 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'828 CHF(17.8%)

Rank 318 of 334 in the canton · 2065 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:17'828 CHF(~17.8%)

AdelbodenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Adelboden	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.5%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.5%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	14%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.8%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.8%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.4%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.3%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	22%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'274 mm

6.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'222 m

Mean elevation

1'867 m

Relief

2'168 m

Mean slope

26.8°

Flat share

3.4%

South-facing

15.0%

Above 2000 m

34.5%

Relief 2'168 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

53.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

75.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'900

Per inhabitant

15'544 kWh/yr

53 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

31.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.68 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.57 Rp./kWh

31.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Licht- und Wasserwerk Adelboden AG

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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Adelboden →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.57 %

Second homes

66.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

4'411

Built before 194627.3%

Built since 200110.6%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.57 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

2'475

Workplaces

384

Services share

63.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 332 (13.4%) · Secondary 565 (22.8%) · Tertiary 1'578 (63.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

108

Organic share

12 %

Farmland

1'649 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 104 min · Car 68 min

AgglomerationPT 63 min · Car 42 min

Remoteness 26/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number561

Head of governmentRoger Galli-Burn

Website3715.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Adelboden ranks

Largest municipalities3'438 #72 BE · #643 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #146 BE · #1084 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #189 BE · #1023 CH Jobs per resident0.72 #29 BE · #209 CH Families & children19.7% #155 BE · #1238 CH Age structure24% #142 BE · #513 CH Women share51.2% #69 BE · #308 CH Foreign residents11.3% #135 BE · #1605 CH Population density39/km² #287 BE · #1846 CH Tax burden17'828 #318 BE · #2065 CH Taxes199% #318 BE Warmest municipalities6.4 °C #320 BE · #1903 CH Sunniest municipalities48.4% #12 BE · #291 CH Rainiest municipalities1'274 mm #91 BE · #534 CH Voter turnout62.6% #21 BE · #360 CH Against Switzerland32.4% #10 BE · #27 CH Aligned with Switzerland67.6% #189 BE · #1422 CH SVP strongholds42.2% #177 BE · #548 CH SP strongholds6.2% #294 BE · #1858 CH Centre strongholds3.3% #297 BE · #1964 CH FDP strongholds2.9% #282 BE · #1985 CH GLP strongholds7.8% #159 BE · #609 CH Green strongholds2.6% #309 BE · #1912 CH Largest by area87.6 km² #10 BE · #86 CH Highest municipalities1'457 m #10 BE · #99 CH Second homes66.3% #2 BE · #64 CH Organic farming12% #155 BE · #1082 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #308 BE · #1761 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #26 BE · #336 CH Highest peaks3'222 m #8 BE · #86 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'867 m #8 BE · #114 CH Greatest vertical range2'168 m #12 BE · #160 CH Steepest municipalities26.8° #25 BE · #197 CH Solar potential53 GWh #36 BE · #292 CH Solar potential per capita15'544 kWh #82 BE · #380 CH Cheapest electricity31.82 Rp./kWh #308 BE · #1990 CH Most expensive electricity31.82 Rp./kWh #26 BE · #117 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Achseten3725 Adelboden3715

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Adelboden?: Adelboden has 2 postal codes: 3715, 3725.
What is the tax rate in Adelboden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Adelboden is 199% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Adelboden?: A single person without children pays about 17'828 CHF income tax in Adelboden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 318 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Adelboden have?: Adelboden has 3'438 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Adelboden?: Adelboden has 388 foreign residents, a share of 11.29% (2025).

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