What is the postal code of Alchenstorf?

The postal code of Alchenstorf is 3473.

What is the tax rate in Alchenstorf?

The municipal tax multiplier of Alchenstorf is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Alchenstorf?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Alchenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Alchenstorf have?

Alchenstorf has 630 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Alchenstorf?

Alchenstorf has 27 foreign residents, a share of 4.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Alchenstorf

3473

BE CANTON3473

Residents

630

Area

6.6 km²

Population density

96 pop./km²

Elevation

507 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

175%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

306 48.6%

Men

324 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

122 19.4%

Swiss citizens

603 95.7%

Foreign residents

27 4.3%

Population density

96 pop./km²

0–19 · 122 · 19.4%20–64 · 343 · 54.4%65+ · 165 · 26.2%

Foreign residents 4.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Alchenstorf

BFS

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

61.0% YesNo 39.0%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

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

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

12.2% YesNo 87.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP54.4% · strongest party

SVP54.4%

Mitte12.0%

SP7.5%

FDP6.9%

GLP5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 170 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 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:17'048 CHF(~17%)

AlchenstorfCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Alchenstorf	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	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 1991–20209.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'063 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

625 m

Mean elevation

535 m

Relief

146 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

48.8%

South-facing

17.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 146 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

9.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

10 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

27.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

27.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator BKW Energie 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.33 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

303

Built before 194648.2%

Built since 200111.6%

0.33 %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 51 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 233/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealchenstorf.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities630 #241 BE · #1695 CH Families & children19.4% #183 BE · #1335 CH Age structure26.2% #69 BE · #286 CH Women share48.6% #292 BE · #1666 CH Foreign residents4.3% #283 BE · #2040 CH Population density96/km² #210 BE · #1498 CH Tax burden17'048 #168 BE · #1864 CH Taxes175% #170 BE Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #144 BE · #1286 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #254 BE · #1479 CH Rainiest municipalities1'063 mm #244 BE · #1308 CH Voter turnout54.1% #125 BE · #1189 CH SVP strongholds54.4% #61 BE · #126 CH SP strongholds7.5% #271 BE · #1740 CH Centre strongholds12% #39 BE · #1029 CH FDP strongholds6.9% #133 BE · #1715 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #242 BE · #1140 CH Green strongholds4.1% #277 BE · #1709 CH Largest by area6.6 km² #203 BE · #1314 CH Highest municipalities507 m #248 BE · #1174 CH Remotest municipalities51 min #233 BE · #1604 CH Best-connected municipalities51 min #96 BE · #495 CH Highest peaks625 m #228 BE · #1438 CH Highest-lying municipalities535 m #239 BE · #1280 CH Greatest vertical range146 m #239 BE · #1607 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #203 BE · #1295 CH Solar potential10 GWh #235 BE · #1585 CH Cheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #57 BE · #817 CH Most expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #144 BE · #1149 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3473

Alchenstorf

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Alchenstorf3473

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Alchenstorf?: The postal code of Alchenstorf is 3473.
What is the tax rate in Alchenstorf?: The municipal tax multiplier of Alchenstorf is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Alchenstorf?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Alchenstorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Alchenstorf have?: Alchenstorf has 630 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Alchenstorf?: Alchenstorf has 27 foreign residents, a share of 4.29% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap

Compare

Alchenstorf compared with