What is the postal code of Bellmund?

Bellmund has 3 postal codes: 2562, 2563, 2564.

What is the tax rate in Bellmund?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bellmund is 130% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Bellmund?

A single person without children pays about 15'586 CHF income tax in Bellmund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bellmund have?

Bellmund has 1'805 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bellmund?

Bellmund has 152 foreign residents, a share of 8.42% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Bellmund

2562–2564

BE CANTON2562 2563 2564

Residents

1'805

Area

3.8 km²

Population density

475 pop./km²

Elevation

506 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

910 50.4%

Men

895 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

412 22.8%

Swiss citizens

1'653 91.6%

Foreign residents

152 8.4%

Population density

475 pop./km²

0–19 · 412 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'013 · 56.1%65+ · 380 · 21.1%

Foreign residents 8.4%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Bellmund

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

75.5% YesNo 24.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.6% · strongest party

SVP26.6%

GLP15.9%

FDP14.6%

SP13.3%

Mitte11.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

130%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 12 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'586 CHF(15.6%)

Rank 11 of 334 in the canton · 1122 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:15'586 CHF(~15.6%)

BellmundCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bellmund	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	10.8%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.1%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	15.6%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	18.7%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	19.4%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	22.6%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.1%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'095 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

611 m

Mean elevation

502 m

Relief

179 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

62.4%

South-facing

4.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 179 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

13 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

13 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 · 2026

Tariff H4

35.23 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

35.23 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einwohnergemeinde Bellmund, 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.14 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

788

Built before 194612.1%

Built since 200138.7%

1.14 %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 · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 190/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebellmund.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'805 #133 BE · #1032 CH Families & children22.8% #27 BE · #346 CH Age structure21.1% #252 BE · #1020 CH Women share50.4% #152 BE · #674 CH Foreign residents8.4% #194 BE · #1830 CH Population density475/km² #57 BE · #529 CH Tax burden15'586 #11 BE · #1122 CH Taxes130% #12 BE Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #51 BE · #690 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #309 BE · #1715 CH Rainiest municipalities1'095 mm #215 BE · #1134 CH Voter turnout59% #42 BE · #573 CH Against Switzerland5% #195 BE · #1433 CH Aligned with Switzerland95% #10 BE · #25 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #304 BE · #1479 CH SP strongholds13.3% #168 BE · #1127 CH Centre strongholds11.3% #56 BE · #1080 CH FDP strongholds14.6% #7 BE · #856 CH GLP strongholds15.9% #3 BE · #13 CH Green strongholds7.5% #134 BE · #967 CH Largest by area3.8 km² #273 BE · #1748 CH Highest municipalities506 m #249 BE · #1177 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #190 BE · #1327 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #143 BE · #767 CH Highest peaks611 m #234 BE · #1494 CH Highest-lying municipalities502 m #257 BE · #1421 CH Greatest vertical range179 m #209 BE · #1447 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #248 BE · #1622 CH Solar potential13 GWh #203 BE · #1348 CH Cheapest electricity35.23 Rp./kWh #320 BE · #2061 CH Most expensive electricity35.23 Rp./kWh #15 BE · #46 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bellmund2564 Ipsach2563 Port2562

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bellmund?: Bellmund has 3 postal codes: 2562, 2563, 2564.
What is the tax rate in Bellmund?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bellmund is 130% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bellmund?: A single person without children pays about 15'586 CHF income tax in Bellmund on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bellmund have?: Bellmund has 1'805 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bellmund?: Bellmund has 152 foreign residents, a share of 8.42% (2025).

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