What is the postal code of Aefligen?

The postal code of Aefligen is 3426.

What is the tax rate in Aefligen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aefligen is 195% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Aefligen?

A single person without children pays about 17'698 CHF income tax in Aefligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 311 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aefligen have?

Aefligen has 1'154 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aefligen?

Aefligen has 123 foreign residents, a share of 10.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Aefligen

3426

BE CANTON3426

Residents

1'154

Area

2 km²

Population density

566 pop./km²

Elevation

497 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

195%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

576 49.9%

Men

578 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

248 21.5%

Swiss citizens

1'031 89.3%

Foreign residents

123 10.7%

Population density

566 pop./km²

0–19 · 248 · 21.5%20–64 · 654 · 56.7%65+ · 252 · 21.8%

Foreign residents 10.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Aefligen

BFS

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

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

62.1% YesNo 38.0%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

15.9% YesNo 84.1%

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

70.1% YesNo 30.0%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP44.0% · strongest party

SVP44.0%

SP15.7%

Mitte11.5%

GLP6.3%

GRÜNE5.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier195%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

195%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 311 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'698 CHF(17.7%)

Rank 311 of 334 in the canton · 2058 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:17'698 CHF(~17.7%)

AefligenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aefligen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.4%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12.4%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.8%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	15%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.8%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.7%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.6%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	19.5%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	20.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	21.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.9%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.3%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.7%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	28%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'037 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

500 m

Mean elevation

493 m

Relief

17 m

Mean slope

0.7°

Flat share

100.0%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 17 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

12.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

13 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

30.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.19 Rp./kWh

30.82 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

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

2.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

572

Built before 194630.6%

Built since 200116.6%

2.1 %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 53 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 221/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteaefligen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'154 #183 BE · #1355 CH Families & children21.5% #63 BE · #654 CH Age structure21.8% #233 BE · #890 CH Women share49.9% #200 BE · #991 CH Foreign residents10.7% #146 BE · #1655 CH Population density566/km² #48 BE · #458 CH Tax burden17'698 #311 BE · #2058 CH Taxes195% #311 BE Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #95 BE · #1113 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #224 BE · #1352 CH Rainiest municipalities1'037 mm #281 BE · #1452 CH Voter turnout50.7% #222 BE · #1628 CH Against Switzerland21% #72 BE · #455 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #127 BE · #946 CH SVP strongholds44% #154 BE · #449 CH SP strongholds15.7% #129 BE · #865 CH Centre strongholds11.5% #50 BE · #1060 CH FDP strongholds4.8% #209 BE · #1863 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #206 BE · #894 CH Green strongholds5.1% #237 BE · #1522 CH Largest by area2 km² #320 BE · #2007 CH Highest municipalities497 m #255 BE · #1223 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #221 BE · #1536 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #109 BE · #553 CH Highest peaks500 m #311 BE · #1875 CH Highest-lying municipalities493 m #263 BE · #1460 CH Greatest vertical range17 m #327 BE · #2093 CH Steepest municipalities0.7° #328 BE · #2089 CH Solar potential13 GWh #206 BE · #1376 CH Cheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #267 BE · #1801 CH Most expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #68 BE · #306 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3426

Aefligen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aefligen3426

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aefligen?: The postal code of Aefligen is 3426.
What is the tax rate in Aefligen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aefligen is 195% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Aefligen?: A single person without children pays about 17'698 CHF income tax in Aefligen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 311 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aefligen have?: Aefligen has 1'154 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aefligen?: Aefligen has 123 foreign residents, a share of 10.66% (2025).

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