Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
554 49.8%
Men
558 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
244 21.9%
Swiss citizens
1'004 90.3%
Foreign residents
108 9.7%
Population density
141 pop./km²
0–19 · 244 · 21.9%20–64 · 599 · 53.9%65+ · 269 · 24.2%
Foreign residents 9.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +16 (+1.5%) · 11 births · 10 deaths · net migration +17
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.4%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 22.9% Yes
19.0% YesNo 81.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 73.5% Yes
68.7% YesNo 31.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.8% · strongest party
SVP41.8%
SP12.8%
Mitte9.5%
GLP9.0%
GRÜNE8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier184%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
184%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 238 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'340 CHF(17.3%)
Rank 236 of 334 in the canton · 1963 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
100'000 CHF:17'340 CHF(~17.3%)
BargenCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bargen | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.2% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.1% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.6% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.7% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.5% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.3% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.3% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.2% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.1% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.9% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.7% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.4% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.3% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.9% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.3% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.5% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.5% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020968 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
526 m
Mean elevation
455 m
Relief
88 m
Mean slope
2.4°
Flat share
84.9%
South-facing
2.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 88 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
Roof potential
15.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
20 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'500
Per inhabitant
14'227 kWh/yr
16 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 · 2027Tariff H4
34.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.67 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
34.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Bargen BE, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
2.2 %
Second homes
10 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
500
Built before 194637.0%
Built since 200125.4%
2.2 %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 · 2024Jobs
362
Workplaces
64
Services share
32.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 51 (14.1%) · Secondary 192 (53.0%) · Tertiary 119 (32.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
18
Organic share
5.6 %
Farmland
483 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'112 #189 BE · #1388 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #73 BE · #556 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #261 BE · #1549 CHJobs per resident0.33 #185 BE · #1120 CHFamilies & children21.9% #46 BE · #555 CHAge structure24.2% #129 BE · #486 CHWomen share49.8% #205 BE · #1052 CHForeign residents9.7% #161 BE · #1724 CHPopulation density141/km² #162 BE · #1260 CHTax burden17'340 #236 BE · #1963 CHTaxes184% #238 BEWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #11 BE · #304 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #258 BE · #1516 CHRainiest municipalities968 mm #329 BE · #1767 CHVoter turnout57.4% #60 BE · #759 CHAgainst Switzerland19% #86 BE · #596 CHAligned with Switzerland81% #110 BE · #808 CHSVP strongholds41.8% #181 BE · #572 CHSP strongholds12.8% #176 BE · #1183 CHCentre strongholds9.5% #112 BE · #1251 CHFDP strongholds4.8% #208 BE · #1867 CHGLP strongholds9% #120 BE · #426 CHGreen strongholds8.4% #111 BE · #803 CHLargest by area7.9 km² #174 BE · #1145 CHHighest municipalities448 m #300 BE · #1547 CHSecond homes10% #222 BE · #1210 CHOrganic farming5.6% #238 BE · #1501 CHBest-connected municipalities49 min #78 BE · #423 CHRemotest municipalities49 min #251 BE · #1661 CHHighest peaks526 m #298 BE · #1795 CHHighest-lying municipalities455 m #307 BE · #1688 CHGreatest vertical range88 m #286 BE · #1893 CHSteepest municipalities2.4° #308 BE · #1961 CHSolar potential16 GWh #179 BE · #1205 CHSolar potential per capita14'227 kWh #120 BE · #507 CHCheapest electricity34.15 Rp./kWh #327 BE · #2066 CHMost expensive electricity34.15 Rp./kWh #7 BE · #41 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bargen?
- Bargen has 2 postal codes: 3282, 3283.
- What is the tax rate in Bargen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bargen is 184% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bargen?
- A single person without children pays about 17'340 CHF income tax in Bargen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 236 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bargen have?
- Bargen has 1'112 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bargen?
- Bargen has 108 foreign residents, a share of 9.71% (2025).
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