What is the postal code of Berken?

The postal code of Berken is 3376.

What is the tax rate in Berken?

The municipal tax multiplier of Berken is 110% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Berken?

A single person without children pays about 14'937 CHF income tax in Berken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Berken have?

Berken has 45 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Berken?

Berken has 1 foreign residents, a share of 2.22% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE

Berken

3376

BE CANTON3376

Residents

Area

1.4 km²

Population density

32 pop./km²

Elevation

439 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

20 44.4%

Men

25 55.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

6 13.3%

Swiss citizens

44 97.8%

Foreign residents

1 2.2%

Population density

32 pop./km²

0–19 · 6 · 13.3%20–64 · 25 · 55.6%65+ · 14 · 31.1%

Foreign residents 2.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Berken

BFS

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

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

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

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

0.0% YesNo 100.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP80.8% · strongest party

SVP80.8%

GLP4.3%

SP3.8%

Mitte3.6%

FDP2.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

110%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 7 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'937 CHF(14.9%)

Rank 5 of 334 in the canton · 989 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:14'937 CHF(~14.9%)

BerkenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Berken	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	8.7%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	10.3%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	14%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	14.9%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	15.7%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	16.5%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	17.3%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	18%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	18.7%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	20.3%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	21.8%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	23.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	24.3%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	25.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	26.1%	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'108 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

458 m

Mean elevation

438 m

Relief

40 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

74.8%

South-facing

1.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 40 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

1.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

300

2 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

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 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

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

Built before 194673.9%

Built since 20010.0%

0 %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 76 min · Car 48 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 101/334 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteberken.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities45 #332 BE · #2101 CH Families & children13.3% #320 BE · #2039 CH Age structure31.1% #12 BE · #72 CH Women share44.4% #330 BE · #2089 CH Foreign residents2.2% #323 BE · #2095 CH Population density32/km² #294 BE · #1886 CH Tax burden14'937 #5 BE · #989 CH Taxes110% #7 BE Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #58 BE · #777 CH Sunniest municipalities40% #329 BE · #1869 CH Rainiest municipalities1'108 mm #204 BE · #1060 CH Voter turnout62.5% #15 BE · #268 CH SVP strongholds80.8% #1 BE · #2 CH SP strongholds3.8% #317 BE · #1980 CH Centre strongholds3.6% #295 BE · #1944 CH FDP strongholds2.9% #284 BE · #1982 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #267 BE · #1340 CH Green strongholds1.9% #322 BE · #1960 CH Largest by area1.4 km² #331 BE · #2070 CH Highest municipalities439 m #315 BE · #1626 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #101 BE · #849 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #240 BE · #1250 CH Highest peaks458 m #328 BE · #2007 CH Highest-lying municipalities438 m #327 BE · #1811 CH Greatest vertical range40 m #323 BE · #2063 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #292 BE · #1861 CH Solar potential2 GWh #331 BE · #2094 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #21 BE · #502 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #329 BE · #1620 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3376

Berken

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Berken3376

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Graben

BE · 1.2 km

Walliswil bei Niederbipp

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Berken?: The postal code of Berken is 3376.
What is the tax rate in Berken?: The municipal tax multiplier of Berken is 110% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Berken?: A single person without children pays about 14'937 CHF income tax in Berken on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Berken have?: Berken has 45 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Berken?: Berken has 1 foreign residents, a share of 2.22% (2025).

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