What is the postal code of Aegerten?

The postal code of Aegerten is 2558.

What is the tax rate in Aegerten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aegerten is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Aegerten?

A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Aegerten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aegerten have?

Aegerten has 2'499 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aegerten?

Aegerten has 560 foreign residents, a share of 22.41% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Aegerten

2558

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'280 51.2%

Men

1'219 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

507 20.3%

Swiss citizens

1'939 77.6%

Foreign residents

560 22.4%

Population density

1'157 pop./km²

0–19 · 507 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'409 · 56.4%65+ · 583 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 22.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +26 (+1.1%) · 32 births · 22 deaths · net migration +15

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 Aegerten

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 Biel/Bienne: 35.0% Yes

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 24.0% Yes

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 43.6% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 44.6% Yes

55.3% YesNo 44.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 39.2% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 52.4% Yes

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 62.3% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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 Biel/Bienne: 37.1% Yes

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 33.9% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne: 36.5% Yes

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.4% · strongest party

SVP36.4%

SP23.5%

Mitte11.2%

FDP7.6%

GLP7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier179%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

179%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 208 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'178 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 193 of 334 in the canton · 1902 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:17'178 CHF(~17.2%)

AegertenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aegerten	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.5%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'098 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

579 m

Mean elevation

455 m

Relief

153 m

Mean slope

6.3°

Flat share

55.3%

South-facing

0.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 153 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

14.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

Per inhabitant

5'678 kWh/yr

14 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

33.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.4 Rp./kWh

33.9 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Aegerten, Elektroversorgung

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 Aegerten →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

2.07 %

Second homes

7.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'205

Built before 194610.0%

Built since 200134.3%

2.07 %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

391

Workplaces

Services share

62.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 5 (1.3%) · Secondary 142 (36.3%) · Tertiary 244 (62.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

44 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 214/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number731

Websiteaegerten.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Aegerten ranks

Largest municipalities2'499 #108 BE · #842 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #104 BE · #760 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #231 BE · #1346 CH Jobs per resident0.16 #324 BE · #1935 CH Families & children20.3% #117 BE · #1026 CH Age structure23.3% #168 BE · #611 CH Women share51.2% #71 BE · #310 CH Foreign residents22.4% #33 BE · #686 CH Population density1'157/km² #16 BE · #177 CH Tax burden17'178 #193 BE · #1902 CH Taxes179% #208 BE Warmest municipalities10 °C #33 BE · #485 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #308 BE · #1714 CH Rainiest municipalities1'098 mm #213 BE · #1116 CH Voter turnout49.2% #271 BE · #1837 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #134 BE · #1157 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #63 BE · #278 CH SVP strongholds36.4% #240 BE · #877 CH SP strongholds23.5% #18 BE · #233 CH Centre strongholds11.2% #62 BE · #1096 CH FDP strongholds7.6% #107 BE · #1640 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #174 BE · #696 CH Green strongholds5.4% #219 BE · #1459 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #315 BE · #1982 CH Highest municipalities437 m #321 BE · #1637 CH Second homes7.8% #292 BE · #1674 CH Organic farming0% #308 BE · #1678 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #116 BE · #583 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #214 BE · #1503 CH Highest peaks579 m #266 BE · #1620 CH Highest-lying municipalities455 m #305 BE · #1683 CH Greatest vertical range153 m #228 BE · #1574 CH Steepest municipalities6.3° #211 BE · #1345 CH Solar potential14 GWh #192 BE · #1276 CH Solar potential per capita5'678 kWh #321 BE · #1872 CH Cheapest electricity33.9 Rp./kWh #325 BE · #2056 CH Most expensive electricity33.9 Rp./kWh #9 BE · #51 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2558

Aegerten

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aegerten2558

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aegerten?: The postal code of Aegerten is 2558.
What is the tax rate in Aegerten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aegerten is 179% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Aegerten?: A single person without children pays about 17'178 CHF income tax in Aegerten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 193 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aegerten have?: Aegerten has 2'499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aegerten?: Aegerten has 560 foreign residents, a share of 22.41% (2025).

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