What is the postal code of Belp?

Belp has 6 postal codes: 3086, 3115, 3122, 3123, 3124, 3125.

What is the tax rate in Belp?

The municipal tax multiplier of Belp is 140% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Belp?

A single person without children pays about 15'911 CHF income tax in Belp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Belp have?

Belp has 11'739 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Belp?

Belp has 2'097 foreign residents, a share of 17.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Belp

3086–3125

BE CANTON3086 3115 3122 3123+2 PLZ

Residents

11'739

Area

23.3 km²

Population density

505 pop./km²

Elevation

521 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

891 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

140%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'982 51.0%

Men

5'757 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'345 20.0%

Swiss citizens

9'642 82.1%

Foreign residents

2'097 17.9%

Population density

505 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'345 · 20.0%20–64 · 6'532 · 55.6%65+ · 2'862 · 24.4%

Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Belp

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

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

45.8% YesNo 54.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.7%

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

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.7% · strongest party

SVP33.7%

SP18.8%

GLP10.6%

Mitte10.2%

FDP7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier140%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

140%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 21 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'911 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 20 of 334 in the canton · 1235 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:15'911 CHF(~15.9%)

BelpCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Belp	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	9.3%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	12.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	19.8%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	21.5%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	23%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	24.4%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	25.6%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	26.6%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	27.5%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'151 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

891 m

Mean elevation

599 m

Relief

385 m

Mean slope

7.3°

Flat share

59.7%

South-facing

1.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 385 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

78.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

97.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'500

79 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

36.31 Rp./kWh

Energy

15.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

36.31 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Energie Belp 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

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.82 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

5'705

Built before 194615.9%

Built since 200124.7%

0.82 %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 36 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 307/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebelp.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'739 #14 BE · #142 CH Families & children20% #136 BE · #1135 CH Age structure24.4% #123 BE · #470 CH Women share51% #86 BE · #384 CH Foreign residents17.9% #69 BE · #1053 CH Population density505/km² #55 BE · #497 CH Tax burden15'911 #20 BE · #1235 CH Taxes140% #21 BE Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #210 BE · #1563 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #96 BE · #807 CH Rainiest municipalities1'151 mm #166 BE · #831 CH Voter turnout58.2% #50 BE · #667 CH Against Switzerland3% #199 BE · #1453 CH Aligned with Switzerland97% #3 BE · #4 CH SVP strongholds33.7% #267 BE · #1051 CH SP strongholds18.8% #71 BE · #549 CH Centre strongholds10.2% #91 BE · #1179 CH FDP strongholds7.2% #124 BE · #1681 CH GLP strongholds10.6% #77 BE · #250 CH Green strongholds6.5% #174 BE · #1201 CH Largest by area23.3 km² #57 BE · #410 CH Highest municipalities521 m #240 BE · #1116 CH Remotest municipalities36 min #307 BE · #1937 CH Best-connected municipalities36 min #28 BE · #173 CH Highest peaks891 m #163 BE · #845 CH Highest-lying municipalities599 m #192 BE · #1016 CH Greatest vertical range385 m #138 BE · #839 CH Steepest municipalities7.3° #194 BE · #1196 CH Solar potential79 GWh #18 BE · #154 CH Cheapest electricity36.31 Rp./kWh #327 BE · #2083 CH Most expensive electricity36.31 Rp./kWh #8 BE · #24 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Belp3123 Belpberg3124 Gerzensee3115 Kehrsatz3122 Toffen3125 Zimmerwald3086

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Belp?: Belp has 6 postal codes: 3086, 3115, 3122, 3123, 3124, 3125.
What is the tax rate in Belp?: The municipal tax multiplier of Belp is 140% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Belp?: A single person without children pays about 15'911 CHF income tax in Belp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Belp have?: Belp has 11'739 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Belp?: Belp has 2'097 foreign residents, a share of 17.86% (2025).

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