What is the postal code of Bannwil?

Bannwil has 2 postal codes: 4912, 4913.

What is the tax rate in Bannwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bannwil is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bannwil?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Bannwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bannwil have?

Bannwil has 674 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bannwil?

Bannwil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 9.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Bannwil

4912–4913

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

325 48.2%

Men

349 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

114 16.9%

Swiss citizens

607 90.1%

Foreign residents

67 9.9%

Population density

141 pop./km²

0–19 · 114 · 16.9%20–64 · 401 · 59.5%65+ · 159 · 23.6%

Foreign residents 9.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−0.6%) · 1 births · 8 deaths · net migration +4

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 Bannwil

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 Oberaargau: 22.2% Yes

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.3% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 32.1% Yes

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 58.5% Yes

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 57.9% Yes

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 34.8% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 46.2% Yes

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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 Oberaargau: 20.9% Yes

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 42.2% Yes

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Oberaargau: 39.8% Yes

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.7% · strongest party

SVP47.7%

SP19.0%

GRÜNE6.8%

Mitte5.4%

FDP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 224 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 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:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

BannwilCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bannwil	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	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	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	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	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	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'116 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

492 m

Mean elevation

447 m

Relief

84 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

73.3%

South-facing

17.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 84 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

10.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

Per inhabitant

15'030 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

26.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

26.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Bannwil →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

3.12 %

Second homes

11.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

353

Built before 194639.4%

Built since 200114.4%

3.12 %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

249

Workplaces

Services share

64.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (15.7%) · Secondary 50 (20.1%) · Tertiary 160 (64.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

215 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 67 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 143/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number323

Websitebannwil.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Oberaargau

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bannwil ranks

Largest municipalities674 #233 BE · #1666 CH Growing municipalities-0.6% #244 BE · #1675 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.6% #90 BE · #431 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #151 BE · #945 CH Families & children16.9% #288 BE · #1825 CH Age structure23.6% #154 BE · #560 CH Women share48.2% #302 BE · #1801 CH Foreign residents9.9% #157 BE · #1705 CH Population density141/km² #163 BE · #1261 CH Tax burden17'210 #211 BE · #1922 CH Taxes180% #224 BE Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #55 BE · #774 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #317 BE · #1797 CH Rainiest municipalities1'116 mm #195 BE · #1003 CH Voter turnout52.6% #206 BE · #1510 CH SVP strongholds47.7% #112 BE · #305 CH SP strongholds19% #69 BE · #539 CH Centre strongholds5.4% #250 BE · #1746 CH FDP strongholds4.7% #213 BE · #1875 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #260 BE · #1296 CH Green strongholds6.8% #159 BE · #1140 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #236 BE · #1571 CH Highest municipalities454 m #296 BE · #1502 CH Second homes11.7% #173 BE · #950 CH Organic farming0% #256 BE · #1626 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #186 BE · #979 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #143 BE · #1106 CH Highest peaks492 m #318 BE · #1908 CH Highest-lying municipalities447 m #315 BE · #1737 CH Greatest vertical range84 m #290 BE · #1914 CH Steepest municipalities4° #265 BE · #1736 CH Solar potential10 GWh #226 BE · #1547 CH Solar potential per capita15'030 kWh #97 BE · #419 CH Cheapest electricity26.09 Rp./kWh #222 BE · #893 CH Most expensive electricity26.09 Rp./kWh #110 BE · #1211 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aarwangen4912 Bannwil4913

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bannwil?: Bannwil has 2 postal codes: 4912, 4913.
What is the tax rate in Bannwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bannwil is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bannwil?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Bannwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bannwil have?: Bannwil has 674 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bannwil?: Bannwil has 67 foreign residents, a share of 9.94% (2025).

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