What is the postal code of Bätterkinden?

Bätterkinden has 3 postal codes: 3314, 3315, 4573.

What is the tax rate in Bätterkinden?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bätterkinden?

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

How many residents does Bätterkinden have?

Bätterkinden has 3'413 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bätterkinden?

Bätterkinden has 317 foreign residents, a share of 9.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Emmental

Bätterkinden

3314–4573

BE CANTON3314 3315 4573

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'772 51.9%

Men

1'641 48.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

655 19.2%

Swiss citizens

3'096 90.7%

Foreign residents

317 9.3%

Population density

335 pop./km²

0–19 · 655 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'846 · 54.1%65+ · 912 · 26.7%

Foreign residents 9.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +38 (+1.1%) · 23 births · 32 deaths · net migration +49

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 Bätterkinden

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.2% · strongest party

SVP34.2%

SP23.0%

Mitte11.5%

GLP10.9%

GRÜNE7.7%

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 226 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%)

BätterkindenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bätterkinden	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'058 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

514 m

Mean elevation

471 m

Relief

62 m

Mean slope

1.9°

Flat share

90.5%

South-facing

2.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 62 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

38.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

46.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'500

Per inhabitant

11'160 kWh/yr

38 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 range H4

25.59–28.08 Rp./kWh

26.84 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operators BKW Energie AG · Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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 Bätterkinden →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

1.32 %

Second homes

8.4 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'664

Built before 194622.4%

Built since 200129.9%

1.32 %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

1'071

Workplaces

164

Services share

57 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 63 (5.9%) · Secondary 398 (37.2%) · Tertiary 610 (57.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

13.3 %

Farmland

521 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 43 min · Car 37 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 283/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number533

Websitebaetterkinden.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Emmental

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bätterkinden ranks

Largest municipalities3'413 #75 BE · #648 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #99 BE · #719 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #236 BE · #1386 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #204 BE · #1216 CH Families & children19.2% #199 BE · #1378 CH Age structure26.7% #59 BE · #251 CH Women share51.9% #31 BE · #151 CH Foreign residents9.3% #176 BE · #1770 CH Population density335/km² #79 BE · #708 CH Tax burden17'210 #213 BE · #1924 CH Taxes180% #226 BE Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #78 BE · #1028 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #269 BE · #1553 CH Rainiest municipalities1'058 mm #250 BE · #1337 CH Voter turnout55.5% #128 BE · #1141 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #183 BE · #1394 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #16 BE · #45 CH SVP strongholds34.2% #261 BE · #1025 CH SP strongholds23% #22 BE · #260 CH Centre strongholds11.5% #51 BE · #1065 CH FDP strongholds5% #202 BE · #1855 CH GLP strongholds10.9% #62 BE · #223 CH Green strongholds7.7% #125 BE · #926 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #149 BE · #946 CH Highest municipalities473 m #277 BE · #1361 CH Second homes8.4% #273 BE · #1528 CH Organic farming13.3% #135 BE · #989 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #50 BE · #291 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #283 BE · #1811 CH Highest peaks514 m #303 BE · #1831 CH Highest-lying municipalities471 m #286 BE · #1588 CH Greatest vertical range62 m #309 BE · #1997 CH Steepest municipalities1.9° #317 BE · #2009 CH Solar potential38 GWh #69 BE · #503 CH Solar potential per capita11'160 kWh #205 BE · #886 CH Cheapest electricity26.84 Rp./kWh #230 BE · #1086 CH Most expensive electricity26.84 Rp./kWh #104 BE · #1021 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

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Bätterkinden3315 Kräiligen3315 Lohn-Ammannsegg4573 Schalunen3314

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bätterkinden?: Bätterkinden has 3 postal codes: 3314, 3315, 4573.
What is the tax rate in Bätterkinden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bätterkinden is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bätterkinden?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Bätterkinden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bätterkinden have?: Bätterkinden has 3'413 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bätterkinden?: Bätterkinden has 317 foreign residents, a share of 9.29% (2025).

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