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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
681 50.3%
Men
673 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
320 23.6%
Swiss citizens
1'118 82.6%
Foreign residents
236 17.4%
Population density
317 pop./km²
0–19 · 320 · 23.6%20–64 · 811 · 59.9%65+ · 223 · 16.5%
Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +10 (+0.7%) · 10 births · 9 deaths · net migration +10
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes
56.0% YesNo 44.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.4%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes
36.6% YesNo 63.4%
14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes
63.7% YesNo 36.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP23.7% · strongest party
FDP23.7%
SP23.2%
SVP20.2%
GRÜNE13.6%
GLP7.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier79%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
79%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 286 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'754 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 283 of 300 in the canton · 1737 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'754 CHF(~16.8%)
BercherCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeBercherVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.3%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.9%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.6%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.8%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.8%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.6%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.8%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.7%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.7%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.6%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.5%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00021.3%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00023.3%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00025%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.6%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00028%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00029.3%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00030.3%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'011 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
668 m
Mean elevation
621 m
Relief
139 m
Mean slope
6.6°
Flat share
61.3%
South-facing
2.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 139 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
13.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
10'273 kWh/yr
14 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 H4
28.64 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.67 Rp./kWh
28.64 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Romande Energie SA
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (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
1.22 %
Second homes
7.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
575
Built before 194630.4%
Built since 200129.2%
1.22 %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
446
Workplaces
71
Services share
81.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 14 (3.1%) · Secondary 67 (15.0%) · Tertiary 365 (81.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
5
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
160 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 53 min · Car 40 min
AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 26 min
Remoteness 152/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5512
Head of governmentPascal Wulliamoz
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'354 #108 VD · #1249 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #137 VD · #947 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #164 VD · #1164 CHJobs per resident0.33 #117 VD · #1150 CHFamilies & children23.6% #98 VD · #217 CHAge structure16.5% #200 VD · #1855 CHWomen share50.3% #134 VD · #754 CHForeign residents17.4% #194 VD · #1089 CHPopulation density317/km² #73 VD · #750 CHTax burden16'754 #283 VD · #1737 CHTaxes79% #286 VDWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #173 VD · #842 CHSunniest municipalities44% #226 VD · #841 CHRainiest municipalities1'011 mm #193 VD · #1575 CHVoter turnout59% #194 VD · #708 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #73 VD · #798 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #58 VD · #689 CHSVP strongholds20.2% #217 VD · #1785 CHSP strongholds23.2% #106 VD · #256 CHCentre strongholds6.1% #70 VD · #1673 CHFDP strongholds23.7% #143 VD · #287 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #152 VD · #739 CHGreen strongholds13.6% #70 VD · #211 CHLargest by area4.3 km² #188 VD · #1667 CHHighest municipalities637 m #103 VD · #728 CHSecond homes7.3% #246 VD · #1763 CHOrganic farming0% #208 VD · #1957 CHBest-connected municipalities53 min #147 VD · #576 CHRemotest municipalities53 min #152 VD · #1559 CHHighest peaks668 m #161 VD · #1299 CHHighest-lying municipalities621 m #127 VD · #948 CHGreatest vertical range139 m #189 VD · #1650 CHSteepest municipalities6.6° #118 VD · #1311 CHSolar potential14 GWh #111 VD · #1295 CHSolar potential per capita10'273 kWh #163 VD · #1024 CHCheapest electricity28.64 Rp./kWh #238 VD · #1536 CHMost expensive electricity28.64 Rp./kWh #63 VD · #571 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Bercher?
The postal code of Bercher is 1038.
What is the tax rate in Bercher?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bercher is 79% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bercher?
A single person without children pays about 16'754 CHF income tax in Bercher on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 283 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bercher have?
Bercher has 1'354 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bercher?
Bercher has 236 foreign residents, a share of 17.43% (2025).

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