Switzerland · Canton BE
Beatenberg
3800–3803Residents
1'210
Area
29.3 km²
Population density
41 pop./km²
Elevation
1'678 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'062 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
198%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
605 50.0%
Men
605 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
161 13.3%
Swiss citizens
924 76.4%
Foreign residents
286 23.6%
Population density
41 pop./km²
0–19 · 161 · 13.3%20–64 · 689 · 56.9%65+ · 360 · 29.8%
Foreign residents 23.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.1% YesNo 26.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
18.3% YesNo 81.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.3% · strongest party
SVP45.3%
EDU10.4%
SP9.0%
GRÜNE8.3%
GLP8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier198%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
198%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 317 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'795 CHF(17.8%)
Rank 317 of 334 in the canton · 2064 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:17'795 CHF(~17.8%)
BeatenbergCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Beatenberg | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10.5% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 12.4% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.9% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 15.1% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.9% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.8% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.8% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.7% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.6% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.4% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.2% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.8% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.4% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.9% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.2% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.2% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.2% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'629 mm
7.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'062 m
Mean elevation
1'451 m
Relief
1'503 m
Mean slope
22°
Flat share
2.3%
South-facing
50.9%
Above 2000 m
0.5%
Relief 1'503 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
20.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
21 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 · 2026Tariff 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
BFSVacancy rate
0.19 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'605
Built before 194630.8%
Built since 200110.5%
0.19 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitebeatenberg.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'210 #178 BE · #1317 CHFamilies & children13.3% #319 BE · #2038 CHAge structure29.8% #17 BE · #104 CHWomen share50% #190 BE · #913 CHForeign residents23.6% #30 BE · #612 CHPopulation density41/km² #284 BE · #1834 CHTax burden17'795 #317 BE · #2064 CHTaxes198% #317 BEWarmest municipalities7.6 °C #276 BE · #1759 CHSunniest municipalities47.4% #27 BE · #380 CHRainiest municipalities1'629 mm #4 BE · #156 CHVoter turnout55% #105 BE · #1062 CHAgainst Switzerland31% #18 BE · #53 CHAligned with Switzerland69% #185 BE · #1394 CHSVP strongholds45.3% #134 BE · #386 CHSP strongholds9% #246 BE · #1606 CHCentre strongholds5.7% #243 BE · #1710 CHFDP strongholds3.9% #248 BE · #1926 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #148 BE · #560 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #113 BE · #812 CHLargest by area29.3 km² #43 BE · #318 CHHighest municipalities1'678 m #3 BE · #61 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #55 BE · #542 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #281 BE · #1558 CHHighest peaks2'062 m #46 BE · #341 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'451 m #25 BE · #212 CHGreatest vertical range1'503 m #38 BE · #331 CHSteepest municipalities22° #49 BE · #341 CHSolar potential21 GWh #140 BE · #995 CHCheapest electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #87 BE · #847 CHMost expensive electricity27.7 Rp./kWh #174 BE · #1179 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Beatenberg?
- Beatenberg has 2 postal codes: 3800, 3803.
- What is the tax rate in Beatenberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Beatenberg is 198% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Beatenberg?
- A single person without children pays about 17'795 CHF income tax in Beatenberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 317 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Beatenberg have?
- Beatenberg has 1'210 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Beatenberg?
- Beatenberg has 286 foreign residents, a share of 23.64% (2025).
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