Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli
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
BFS no.
571
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
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%
Population change 2025: −19 (−1.6%) · 4 births · 23 deaths · net migration −11
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
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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 23.2% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.0% Yes
50.6% YesNo 49.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 30.2% Yes
30.8% YesNo 69.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 59.9% Yes
60.0% YesNo 40.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 54.6% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.7% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 46.8% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
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 Interlaken-Oberhasli: 21.1% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 41.5% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 42.4% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
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 25.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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
Per inhabitant
17'008 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.59 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.8 Rp./kWh
25.59 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.19 %
Second homes
60.2 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'605
Built before 194630.8%
Built since 200110.5%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
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 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
623
Workplaces
118
Services share
78.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (9.1%) · Secondary 77 (12.4%) · Tertiary 489 (78.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
21.1 %
Farmland
309 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 municipalities1'210 #178 BE · #1317 CHGrowing municipalities-1.6% #292 BE · #1925 CHShrinking municipalities-1.6% #43 BE · #184 CHJobs per resident0.51 #82 BE · #504 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 turnout57.2% #90 BE · #919 CHAgainst Switzerland31.4% #14 BE · #39 CHAligned with Switzerland68.6% #186 BE · #1408 CHSVP strongholds45.3% #134 BE · #385 CHSP strongholds9% #247 BE · #1612 CHCentre strongholds5.7% #243 BE · #1714 CHFDP strongholds3.9% #248 BE · #1931 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #147 BE · #559 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #113 BE · #816 CHLargest by area29.3 km² #43 BE · #318 CHHighest municipalities1'678 m #3 BE · #62 CHSecond homes60.2% #6 BE · #110 CHOrganic farming21.1% #62 BE · #595 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #281 BE · #1558 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #55 BE · #542 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 CHSolar potential per capita17'008 kWh #67 BE · #301 CHCheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #87 BE · #581 CHMost expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #174 BE · #1444 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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