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 · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Aefligen

3426

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

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%

Population change 2025: +14 (+1.2%) · 13 births · 15 deaths · net migration +14

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 Aefligen

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 Emmental: 21.9% Yes

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 31.8% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 35.2% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 56.4% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 55.4% Yes

62.1% YesNo 38.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 37.8% Yes

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 44.7% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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 Emmental: 23.2% Yes

15.9% YesNo 84.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 40.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Emmental: 39.1% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

10'910 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

28.97 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.32 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.19 Rp./kWh

28.97 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

2.1 %

Second homes

8.9 %

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 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

278

Workplaces

Services share

50.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 22 (7.9%) · Secondary 115 (41.4%) · Tertiary 141 (50.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

207 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number401

Websiteaefligen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Aefligen ranks

Largest municipalities1'154 #183 BE · #1355 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #90 BE · #667 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #244 BE · #1437 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #263 BE · #1562 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 turnout52% #218 BE · #1581 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #72 BE · #455 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #126 BE · #945 CH SVP strongholds44% #154 BE · #448 CH SP strongholds15.7% #129 BE · #869 CH Centre strongholds11.5% #50 BE · #1064 CH FDP strongholds4.8% #209 BE · #1868 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #206 BE · #895 CH Green strongholds5.1% #236 BE · #1525 CH Largest by area2 km² #320 BE · #2007 CH Highest municipalities497 m #255 BE · #1223 CH Second homes8.9% #258 BE · #1411 CH Organic farming0% #269 BE · #1639 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #109 BE · #553 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #221 BE · #1536 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 Solar potential per capita10'910 kWh #210 BE · #922 CH Cheapest electricity28.97 Rp./kWh #264 BE · #1616 CH Most expensive electricity28.97 Rp./kWh #70 BE · #491 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3426

Aefligen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aefligen3426

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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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